Art by Medium: Oil
1950s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Oil, Board
1960s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Oil
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1950s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
1940s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Oil, Board
1970s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
1960s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
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Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Rich blues and teal streaks suggest the depth of the sea, while cream and white accents mimic light piercing the water. Thick paint applied using drywall knives...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Oil
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
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 Art by Medium: Oil
Oil
1970s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil, Pencil
1970s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Oil, Acrylic, Oil Crayon, Cardboard
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
1990s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Acrylic, Oil, Canvas
1980s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Masonite, Oil
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Gold Leaf
1950s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Oil, Board
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Oil, Canvas
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Oil, Acrylic
1940s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Oil, Board
20th Century Abstract Impressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Oil, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Tall trees stretch skyward, guiding the eye toward drifting clouds. The upward perspective evokes the quiet awe of standing beneath a towering forest. Blue stre...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Oil
2010s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Oil
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1970s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
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Masonite, Oil
1960s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art by Medium: Oil
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Oil
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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Gesso, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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