Here Are The Some Collection Of Amazing And Incredible Realistic Painting Arts by Alyssa Monks :
Alyssa : I use the photographs I take to help me compose and play with the Colour, although I invent a lot of the water and steam effects from memory.
Alyssa takes about 1,000 pictures for a small series of paintings, using the images to play with the colour and get the paintings as real as possible. For More Photos and More info Check to Alyssa Monks Official Site.