# Indulgent Realistic Oil Paintings Artist Lee Price's Sweet Oil Paintings are Tastefully Gratifying By Janelle Savel | Published 2014-02-20 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artist-lee-price References: [ignant.de](http://www.ignant.de/2014/02/19/realistic-oil-paintings-by-lee-price) & [leepricestudio](http://www.leepricestudio.com/contact.html) Artist Lee Price creates realistic oil paintings showcasing women with an overindulgent obsession with food. These women are shown in their private settings like on top of their beds or submerged in bath water, and surrounded by an assortment of junk food. The paintings look true to life, however the accuracy behind these paintings is what is more haunting. Her work touches on the sensitive issue surrounding so many women: body image and addiction. Price admits that these portraits resemble her being excessive with food, because it is forbidden yet comforting. As a testament to this series, Price says "In this society, there’s so much pressure for women to be thin. We’re not supposed to have appetites – and not just for food, but for a lot of things. We’re the givers and not the consumers, and I think some of my recent paintings are about the women staring at the viewers and saying, ‘I’m not going to censor my appetite." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.6/10 - Popularity: 68% | Activity: 32% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Realistic Oil Paintings:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating hyper-realistic digital oil paintings. - **Body Image and Addiction:** Disruption opportunity in developing technologies or therapies that address body image issues and food addiction. - **Challenging Societal Expectations:** Opportunity to disrupt societal norms and expectations surrounding women's bodies and desires. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunities lie in the use of emerging technologies and techniques for hyper-realistic paintings. - **Therapy and Wellness:** Innovation opportunities in developing therapies and support systems to address body image issues and food addiction. - **Advertising and Marketing:** Chance for disruption by challenging conventional beauty standards and promoting body positivity in advertising and marketing campaigns. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Glass Beaded Intricate Artworks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/painting-exhibition.md) - [Hyperrealistic Food Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/looks-delicious.md) - [Extra Indulgent Ice Creams](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/extra-indulgent-ice-cream.md) - [Medicine-Inspired Artful Shows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/something-for-the-pain.md) - [Raunchy Anime-Inspired Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manuela-soto-sosa.md) - [Realistic Food Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pantlers-rations.md) - [Sexuality-Exploring Artful Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rude-arts-club.md) - [Unique Artistic Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amusebouche.md) - [Human Duality-Themed Abstract Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/passive-aggression.md)