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Rough Seas, Mixed Media on Canvas

Rough Seas, Mixed Media on Canvas

By Stephanie Berry

Located in Yardley, PA

This was done with quality oil paints, cold wax and bits of mica on linen. The edges are painted blue and it may be hung without a frame. :: Mixed Media :: Abstract :: This piece co...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Garden Hat, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Garden Hat, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Stephanie Berry

Located in Yardley, PA

This was done with quality oils and cold wax on linen and is ready to hang. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by th...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Number One, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Number One, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Stephanie Berry

Located in Yardley, PA

Sunny and happy with warm colors this painting was done with quality oils and cold wax on stretched linen. The edges are orange and it's ready to hang. :: Painting :: Abstract :: Th...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Time to Come Home, Mary Scott, Abstract Art, Blue Art, Modern Art, Seascape Art
Time to Come Home, Mary Scott, Abstract Art, Blue Art, Modern Art, Seascape Art

Time to Come Home, Mary Scott, Abstract Art, Blue Art, Modern Art, Seascape Art

By Mary Scott

Located in Deddington, GB

Painted dominantly in ‘Prussian blue’, it was created with many layers of oil and cold wax with much scraping back and mark making into previous layers to develop depth of texture an...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wax, Oil, Panel

The Well Out Front, Painting, Oil on Canvas

The Well Out Front, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Stephanie Berry

Located in Yardley, PA

This old house was painted with quality oil paints and cold wax on stretched linen. The edges are painted and it may be hung without a frame. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This pi...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

And Venus Was Her Name: Oil on Canvas, Landscape Painting, 2026, 95x95cm
And Venus Was Her Name: Oil on Canvas, Landscape Painting, 2026, 95x95cm

And Venus Was Her Name: Oil on Canvas, Landscape Painting, 2026, 95x95cm

By Rob Van Hoek

Located in BARCELONA, ES

For the final layers, the artist works with oil paint mixed with Liquin and a touch of Cold Wax Medium. They use fairly large flat brushes for broader strokes and employ unconvention...

Category

2010s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil

Precipice, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Precipice, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Stephanie Berry

Located in Yardley, PA

This was done with quality oil paints and cold wax on stretched linen. The edges are lightly painted a dark color and it may be hung without a frame. :: Painting :: Impressionist ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

After the Rain, Painting, Oil on Canvas

After the Rain, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Stephanie Berry

Located in Yardley, PA

This was done with quality oil paints and cold wax on linen and is ready to hang. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Well Out Front, Painting, Oil on Canvas

The Well Out Front, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Stephanie Berry

Located in Yardley, PA

This old house was painted with quality oil paints and cold wax on stretched linen. The edges are painted and it may be hung without a frame. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This pi...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

My Journey to the East: Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, Framed, 95.5cm
My Journey to the East: Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, Framed, 95.5cm

My Journey to the East: Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, Framed, 95.5cm

By Rob Van Hoek

Located in BARCELONA, ES

For the final layers, the artist works with oil paint mixed with Liquin and a touch of Cold Wax Medium. They use fairly large flat brushes for broader strokes and employ unconvention...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil

Secretly Wishing for Rain: Framed Oil on Canvas Landscape, 2026
Secretly Wishing for Rain: Framed Oil on Canvas Landscape, 2026

Secretly Wishing for Rain: Framed Oil on Canvas Landscape, 2026

By Rob Van Hoek

Located in BARCELONA, ES

For the final layers, the artist works with oil paint mixed with Liquin and a touch of Cold Wax Medium. They use fairly large flat brushes for broader strokes and employ unconvention...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil

Out Upon the Open Fields: Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, 2024, Framed
Out Upon the Open Fields: Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, 2024, Framed

Out Upon the Open Fields: Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, 2024, Framed

By Rob Van Hoek

Located in BARCELONA, ES

For the final layers, the artist works with oil paint mixed with Liquin and a touch of Cold Wax Medium. They use fairly large flat brushes for broader strokes and employ unconvention...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil

Summer in the Moonlight: Landscape Oil Painting, Framed, 2026
Summer in the Moonlight: Landscape Oil Painting, Framed, 2026

Summer in the Moonlight: Landscape Oil Painting, Framed, 2026

By Rob Van Hoek

Located in BARCELONA, ES

For the final layers, the artist works with oil paint mixed with Liquin and a touch of Cold Wax Medium. They use fairly large flat brushes for broader strokes and employ unconvention...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil

Listening to this day, original abstract painting, impressionist art
Listening to this day, original abstract painting, impressionist art

Listening to this day, original abstract painting, impressionist art

By Mary Scott

Located in Deddington, GB

Listening to This Day by Mary Scott [2022] original Oil and Cold Wax on Wood Panel Image size: H:40 cm x W:40 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40 cm x W:40 cm x D:0.6cm Frame...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Wax, Oil

Golden Serenity
Golden Serenity

Golden Serenity

Located in Zofingen, AG

In Golden Serenity, Yuliia Holovatiuk-Ungureanu refines her signature technique, an alchemical process that fuses cold wax, linseed oil, and non-conventional natural pigments into co...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Archival Paper

Time Changes, Abstract Seascape Painting, Layered Gestural Geometric Painting
Time Changes, Abstract Seascape Painting, Layered Gestural Geometric Painting

Time Changes, Abstract Seascape Painting, Layered Gestural Geometric Painting

By Mary Scott

Located in Deddington, GB

Painted dominantly in shades of white and ‘Prussian blue’, it was created with many layers of oil, cold wax and fine rock powder with abstract expressionistic mark making resulting i...

Category

2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Panel, Wax, Oil

Noche de Tango, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Noche de Tango, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Noche de Tango, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Valerie Vescovi

Located in Yardley, PA

Creating a feeling of music, rhythm and movement. Oils and cold wax on 24x36x1.25 canvas, the edges are a continuance of the painting. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rachel Carson Reserve #4, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Rachel Carson Reserve #4, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Stephanie Berry

Located in Yardley, PA

This was done with quality oil paints and cold wax on linen. It is ready to hang. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signe...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Silver Thread Falls, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Silver Thread Falls, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Stephanie Berry

Located in Yardley, PA

This was done with quality oil paints and cold wax on linen. It may be hung without a frame. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authent...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Right Frequency

Right Frequency

By Jayne Walther

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Measuring 16 x 16 x 1.50 inches, this artwork is created with oil and cold wax on panel, showcasing Walther's adept use of texture and form.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Oil

Rocky Shores, Mixed Media on Wood Panel

Rocky Shores, Mixed Media on Wood Panel

By Judy Gilmer

Located in Yardley, PA

This little jewel has movement and texture depicting a rocky shoreline. Painted with cold wax and oil, it has a perfect satin sheen.

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Koi Hiding, Mixed Media on Wood Panel
Koi Hiding, Mixed Media on Wood Panel

Koi Hiding, Mixed Media on Wood Panel

By Judy Gilmer

Located in Yardley, PA

Oil and cold wax enhance this mixed media art on a wood panel board.

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Aster Leaf + Penny Plant
Aster Leaf + Penny Plant

Aster Leaf + Penny Plant

By Nina Tichava

Located in Denver, CO

These monotype prints are created with etching ink on paper, mounted on panel, and varnished with cold wax. Each print comes in a maple minimalist frame, float-mounted, without glass...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Ink, Panel, Archival Paper, Etching

Penny Plant

Penny Plant

By Nina Tichava

Located in Denver, CO

These monotype prints are created with etching ink on paper, mounted on panel, and varnished with cold wax. Each print comes in a maple minimalist frame, float-mounted, without glass...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Ink, Panel, Archival Paper, Etching

Aster Leaf

Aster Leaf

By Nina Tichava

Located in Denver, CO

These monotype prints are created with etching ink on paper, mounted on panel, and varnished with cold wax. Each print comes in a maple minimalist frame, float-mounted, without glass...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Ink, Panel, Archival Paper, Etching

Aster Leaf

Aster Leaf

By Nina Tichava

Located in Denver, CO

These monotype prints are created with etching ink on paper, mounted on panel, and varnished with cold wax. Each print comes in a maple minimalist frame, float-mounted, without glass...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Ink, Panel, Archival Paper, Etching

Penny Plant

Penny Plant

By Nina Tichava

Located in Denver, CO

These monotype prints are created with etching ink on paper, mounted on panel, and varnished with cold wax. Each print comes in a maple minimalist frame, float-mounted, without glass...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Ink, Panel, Archival Paper, Etching

Aster Leaf

Aster Leaf

By Nina Tichava

Located in Denver, CO

These monotype prints are created with etching ink on paper, mounted on panel, and varnished with cold wax. Each print comes in a maple minimalist frame, float-mounted, without glass...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Ink, Panel, Archival Paper, Etching

Grass

Grass

By Nina Tichava

Located in Denver, CO

These monotype prints are created with etching ink on paper, mounted on panel, and varnished with cold wax. Each print comes in a maple minimalist frame, float-mounted, without glass...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Ink, Panel, Archival Paper, Etching

Penny, Grass + Oak

Penny, Grass + Oak

By Nina Tichava

Located in Denver, CO

These monotype prints are created with etching ink on paper, mounted on panel, and varnished with cold wax. Each print comes in a white minimalist frame, float-mounted, without glass...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Ink, Panel, Archival Paper, Etching

Penny + Grass

Penny + Grass

By Nina Tichava

Located in Denver, CO

These monotype prints are created with etching ink on paper, mounted on panel, and varnished with cold wax. Each print comes in a white minimalist frame, float-mounted, without glass...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Ink, Panel, Archival Paper, Etching

Aster Leaf + Grass

Aster Leaf + Grass

By Nina Tichava

Located in Denver, CO

These monotype prints are created with etching ink on paper, mounted on panel, and varnished with cold wax. Each print comes in a white minimalist frame, float-mounted, without glass...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Ink, Panel, Archival Paper, Etching

Aster Leaf + Penny

Aster Leaf + Penny

By Nina Tichava

Located in Denver, CO

These monotype prints are created with etching ink on paper, mounted on panel, and varnished with cold wax. Each print comes in a white minimalist frame, float-mounted, without glass...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Ink, Panel, Archival Paper, Etching

Aster Leaf + Grass

Aster Leaf + Grass

By Nina Tichava

Located in Denver, CO

These monotype prints are created with etching ink on paper, mounted on panel, and varnished with cold wax. Each print comes in a white minimalist frame, float-mounted, without glass...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Ink, Panel, Archival Paper, Etching

Vast and Intimate
Vast and Intimate

Vast and Intimate

By Rebecca Crowell

Located in Atlanta, GA

Crowell's abstract paintings are in the challenging media of oil paint and cold wax. "Techniques I originated in my practice 20 years ago are now widely recognized and taught.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Wood Panel

Rough Land
Rough Land

Rough Land

By Rebecca Crowell

Located in Atlanta, GA

Crowell's abstract paintings are in the challenging media of oil paint and cold wax. "Techniques I originated in my practice 20 years ago are now widely recognized and taught.

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Wood Panel

Tintinnabula, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel

Tintinnabula, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel

By Virginia Cole

Located in Yardley, PA

Oil paint and cold wax medium on cradled wood panel. The piece is painted in many layers and pieces of the lower layers show through.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sunflowers, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Sunflowers, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Stephanie Berry

Located in Yardley, PA

This painting is done with quality oils and cold wax on stretched linen. It has a textured surface and is ready to hang. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an offi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Quiet World #1

Quiet World #1

By Rebecca Crowell

Located in Atlanta, GA

Crowell's abstract paintings are in the challenging media of oil paint and cold wax. "Techniques I originated in my practice 20 years ago are now widely recognized and taught.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Wood Panel

Monument (diptych)
Monument (diptych)

Monument (diptych)

By Rebecca Crowell

Located in Atlanta, GA

Crowell's abstract paintings are in the challenging media of oil paint and cold wax. "Techniques I originated in my practice 20 years ago are now widely recognized and taught.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Wood Panel

Light and Shadow
Light and Shadow

Light and Shadow

By Rebecca Crowell

Located in Atlanta, GA

Crowell's abstract paintings are in the challenging media of oil paint and cold wax. "Techniques I originated in my practice 20 years ago are now widely recognized and taught.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Wood Panel

Departure #1
Departure #1

Departure #1

By Rebecca Crowell

Located in Atlanta, GA

Crowell's abstract paintings are in the challenging media of oil paint and cold wax. "Techniques I originated in my practice 20 years ago are now widely recognized and taught.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Wood Panel

Overlay #2
Overlay #2

Overlay #2

By Rebecca Crowell

Located in Atlanta, GA

Crowell's abstract paintings are in the challenging media of oil paint and cold wax. "Techniques I originated in my practice 20 years ago are now widely recognized and taught.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Wood Panel

Mystic Waters
Mystic Waters

Mystic Waters

By Rebecca Sobin

Located in Austin, TX

"Mystic Waters" is an abstract painting by Rebecca Sobin executed in oil, cold wax medium on a cradled wood panel. The painting measuring 20 by 30 inches.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

Tres Rojos, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Tres Rojos, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Tres Rojos, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Jo Moore

Located in Yardley, PA

Textured, impasto, Oil on canvas, cold wax, abstract, color field, minimalism, sealed, archival, ready to hang. 36x12x1.5 deep :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an of...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Music from Elba (Abstract Painting)
Music from Elba (Abstract Painting)

Music from Elba (Abstract Painting)

By Janise Yntema

Located in London, GB

Janise Yntema’s practice is rooted in the mastery of wax-based media, ranging from traditional heated encaustic (beeswax and resin) to contemporary cold wax and oil stick techniques.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Wax, Oil

Anges Muets, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Anges Muets, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Anges Muets, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Valerie Vescovi

Located in Yardley, PA

Very peaceful, perfect for a bedroom. Oil and cold wax with silver and gold leaf. It’s 30x48x.75 inches, the edges are painted and it will be wired before shipping. :: Painting :...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Let it Wash Over Me
Let it Wash Over Me

Let it Wash Over Me

By Rebecca Sobin

Located in Austin, TX

"Let it Wash Over Me" is an abstract painting by Rebecca Sobin executed in oil and cold wax medium on a cradled wood panel; measuring 22 x 44 inches.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

Heat Lightning
Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning

By Rebecca Sobin

Located in Austin, TX

"Heat Lighting", an abstract painting by Rebecca Sobin executed in oil, cold wax medium, and pastel powder on a cradled wood panel; measuring 12 x 12 inches.

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

The Consequence of Sunlight on the Soul
The Consequence of Sunlight on the Soul

The Consequence of Sunlight on the Soul

By Rebecca Sobin

Located in Austin, TX

"The Consequence of Sunlight on the Soul" is an abstract painting by Rebecca Sobin executed in oil, cold wax medium, and pastel powder on a cradled wood panel; measuring 36 x 36 inch...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

Our House
Our House

Our House

By Rebecca Sobin

Located in Austin, TX

"Our House" is an abstract painting by Rebecca Sobin executed in oil, cold wax medium, and pastel powder on a cradled wood panel; measuring 22 x 44 inches.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

Study in Sepia #2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Study in Sepia #2, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Study in Sepia #2, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Valerie Vescovi

Located in Yardley, PA

It has a calming feel to it with the tonal abstractions.40x20x.75 oil and cold wax on canvas. The edges are a continuance of the painting and it's ready to hang. :: Painting :: Expre...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Gesture, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Gesture, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Gesture, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Jo Moore

Located in Yardley, PA

Textured, impasto,landscape, Oil on canvas, cold wax, abstract, encaustic, minimalism, sealed, archival, ready to hang. 24x20x1.5 deep :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes wi...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Way In

Jayne WaltherA Way In, 2024

$640Sale Price|20% Off

A Way In

By Jayne Walther

Located in Santa Monica, CA

"A Way In, 2024" showcases Walther's mastery of the oil and cold wax medium, resulting in a surface that is both tactile and visually intriguing.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Oil

Detour
Detour

Detour

By Rebecca Sobin

Located in Austin, TX

"Detour" is an abstract painting by Rebecca Sobin executed in oil, cold wax medium, and pastel powder on a cradled wood panel; measuring 48 x 36 inches.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

The Waiting Green (Abstract Painting)
The Waiting Green (Abstract Painting)

The Waiting Green (Abstract Painting)

By Janise Yntema

Located in London, GB

Janise Yntema’s practice is rooted in the mastery of wax-based media, ranging from traditional heated encaustic (beeswax and resin) to contemporary cold wax and oil stick techniques.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Oil, Panel

Sea Breeze
Sea Breeze

Sea Breeze

By Rebecca Sobin

Located in Austin, TX

"Sea Breeze" is an abstract painting by Rebecca Sobin executed in oil, cold wax medium, and pastel powder on a cradled wood panel; measuring 12 x 12 inches.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Wax, Oil, Wood Panel, Pigment

Portrait of Other-Acrylic painting, tissue paper, large monoprints on canvas.
Portrait of Other-Acrylic painting, tissue paper, large monoprints on canvas.

Portrait of Other-Acrylic painting, tissue paper, large monoprints on canvas.

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Ancestors Series, cold wax, oil stick with monoprints and layers of marked tissue paper, explores through transparent overlapping images, the subtle awareness of unconscious influenc...

Category

2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Tissue Paper

It's Springtime Somewhere in the World
It's Springtime Somewhere in the World

It's Springtime Somewhere in the World

By Rebecca Sobin

Located in Austin, TX

"It's Springtime Somewhere In the World" is an abstract painting by Rebecca Sobin executed in oil, cold wax medium, and pastel powder, and rice paper on a cradled wood panel; measuri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Oil, Wood Panel, Rice Paper, Graphite

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Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.

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Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.

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