Miniature Art
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Oil
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
1990s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Prints
Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Resin, Vinyl
Artist Comments
A thickly textured palette knife painting of an old saguaro cactus standing against a blooming spring desert backdrop. "This painting was inspired by the incredible Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California," shares artist Lisa Elley. "It's where the Colorado and Mojave Deserts collide with amazing vistas and dazzling flowers."
About the Artist
Working almost exclusively with a palette knife, Lisa Elley maneuvers her artistic blade with an uncanny fluidity. Why paint only with the knife? She says, "when I paint with a brush, which I do occasionally, I tend to focus on the detail. With a palette knife I can't focus on the detail too much, so my paintings are looser, and more gestural, with bigger sweeps and strokes." This technique is called wet-on-wet. And it seems to be quite popular, as she has been bestowed the title "Knife Queen" by her facebook fans. Fun fact: Lisa's high school art teacher told her to study harder at math, as a career in art was "impossible."
Words that describe this painting: desert, Mojave, flowers, floral, spring, cactus, sun, mountains, sky, landscape, California, Joshua Tree, impressionism, landscape, western, representational, oil painting, purple
Desert Bloom...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist More Art
Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Photorealist Still-life Prints
Archival Paper, Drypoint, Etching
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin
1950s Abstract Abstract Prints
Lithograph
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Digital Pigment
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper
1860s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel, Pencil
1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Offset, Lithograph
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Paintings
Oil, Polymer
Early 1900s Cubist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
1960s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Lithograph
Early 18th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Copper
2010s Prints and Multiples
Lithograph, Offset
15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Figurative Prints
Engraving, Woodcut
1940s Modern Landscape Prints
Lithograph
16th Century Old Masters Paintings
Oil
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1950s Other Art Style Still-life Prints
Woodcut
1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Lithograph
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1870s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Polaroid
Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Oil, Board, Mixed Media
1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Screen
Artist Comments
A couple walks hand-in-hand through a vibrant autumn forest. Their cheerful, colorful attire contrasts with the gentle rain. The wet leaves on the trees shimmer...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Screen
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1940s Fauvist Abstract Prints
Lithograph
1980s Modern Nude Photography
Offset
Late 19th Century Rococo Mixed Media
Silver
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Nicole Lamothe says her focus in this soft, warm still life was the glowing sunlight streaming through her studio window. "I arranged the pair of yello...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist More Art
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin
1980s Abstract Geometric Interior Prints
Laid Paper, Color
1950s Post-War Nude Photography
Silver Gelatin
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Oil
1950s Prints and Multiples
Lithograph