Miniature Paintings
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
1890s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Chalk, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Oil, Board
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
Early 19th Century English School Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
1950s Modern Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Jessica JH Roller paints a portrait of a charming pair of long-bodied dogs. She draws inspiration from the jolly pet daschunds of her friend. Jessica's...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Acrylic
1920s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Laid Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Paper, 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
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Early 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Pop Art Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Oil, Board, Mixed Media
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1960s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
1970s French School Landscape Paintings
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 More Art
Oil
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Oil
1750s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
2010s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Plastic, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1890s English School Figurative Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Lighter shades of green and white contrast with the gray elements in this abstract composition. Scratches around the work provide a light texture. Artist Doroth...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
After arranging the composition for this floral still life, artist Nicole Lamothe was immediately attracted to the soft warm lig...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century French School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Pen
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Paper
Late 20th Century Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Vienna Secession Portrait Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Mid-19th Century French School Landscape Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1910s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Early 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
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