Big A$$ Pears , Abstract Expressionism Oil, Pears, Still Life,
By Deborah Wage
Located in Houston, TX
I work mostly in oil and am particularly fond of cold wax as a medium in my abstract work. My influences are Wayne Thibeaud, Sorot, Richard Schmid, Gustav Klimt.
Oil, Canvas
Rosy Granite Coast (II), Original painting, Landscape, Abstract, Modern
By Mary Scott
Located in Deddington, GB
Created in oil paint mixed with pigment, cold wax and rock powder to give it authenticity, the work is on canvas and is rich in texture and gestural mark-making which gives it an age...
Oil
Blush: Abstract Painting, Oil on Wood, 2010s, New, 12x12
By Ericka Wolf
Located in SEATTLE, WA
Ericka Wolf works primarily in oils and cold wax. She studied oil and encaustic painting at Gage Academy of Art and has continued her studies at the NY Academy of Art and the Grand C...
Wood, Oil
August Light: Abstract Painting, Oil on Wood, 2010s, New, 12x12
By Ericka Wolf
Located in SEATTLE, WA
Ericka Wolf works primarily in oils and cold wax. She studied oil and encaustic painting at Gage Academy of Art and has continued her studies at the NY Academy of Art and the Grand C...
Wood, Oil
Offshore: Abstract Painting, Oil on Wood, 2010s, New, 36x36
By Ericka Wolf
Located in SEATTLE, WA
Ericka Wolf works primarily in oils and cold wax. She studied oil and encaustic painting at Gage Academy of Art and has continued her studies at the NY Academy of Art and the Grand C...
Wood, Oil
Lavender Sky: Abstract Painting, Oil on Wood, 2010s, New, 12x12
By Ericka Wolf
Located in SEATTLE, WA
Ericka Wolf works primarily in oils and cold wax. She studied oil and encaustic painting at Gage Academy of Art and has continued her studies at the NY Academy of Art and the Grand C...
Wood, Oil
Glow: Abstract Painting, Oil on Wood, 2010s, New, 12x12
By Ericka Wolf
Located in SEATTLE, WA
Ericka Wolf works primarily in oils and cold wax. She studied oil and encaustic painting at Gage Academy of Art and has continued her studies at the NY Academy of Art and the Grand C...
Wood, Oil
Blue Hour: Abstract Painting, Oil on Wood, 2010s, New, 12x12
By Ericka Wolf
Located in SEATTLE, WA
Ericka Wolf works primarily in oils and cold wax. She studied oil and encaustic painting at Gage Academy of Art and has continued her studies at the NY Academy of Art and the Grand C...
Wood, Oil
Turbulence: Abstract Painting, Oil on Wood, 2010s, New, 12x12
By Ericka Wolf
Located in SEATTLE, WA
Ericka Wolf works primarily in oils and cold wax. She studied oil and encaustic painting at Gage Academy of Art and has continued her studies at the NY Academy of Art and the Grand C...
Wood, Oil
Wyeth View
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Linen, Oil
Around the Bend
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Linen, Oil
Autumn
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Oil, Linen
Summer House
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Linen, Oil
Coastal Morning II
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Canvas, Oil
Coastal Morning
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Oil, Canvas
Vespers
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Oil, Board
The Hush of Winter, Abstract Oil Painting
By Jenn Williamson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Jenn Williamson created this piece using cold wax and oil, with palette knives that build soft, layered textures.
Oil
Equinox
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Linen, Oil
The Road Home II, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Mandy Main used oil paint mixed with cold wax, applied with spatulas and palette knives, to create richness.
Oil
Daffodils
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Monotype
Daffodils
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Monotype
$864Sale Price|20% Off
End of Day
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Monotype
$864Sale Price|20% Off
Bridge
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Monotype
$2,304Sale Price|20% Off
Summer Solstice
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Monotype
$1,056Sale Price|20% Off
Salt Marsh
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Monotype
$1,056Sale Price|20% Off
Nantucket Yacht Club
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Oil, Paper
$1,728Sale Price|20% Off
Island Time II
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Linen, Oil
$2,304Sale Price|20% Off
Coastal Serenade
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Linen, Oil
$2,880
Afternoon
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Linen, Oil
$1,728Sale Price|20% Off
Island Time
By Missy Savard
Located in Fairfield, CT
How I choose to handle the light of a particular time is what determines the values and ultimately the subtlety or the sharpness of the hues that I choose. The use of cold wax medium...
Linen, Oil
34x34x2 in. Gold Leaf, Abstract Contemporary Oil Painting
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
His pieces are either a playful, tasteful interplay of colors or quietly monochromatic. 34 x 34 x 2 inches Oil paint, Gold leaf, cold wax and marble dust on canvas, stretched on wo...
Gold Leaf
32x28x2" Geometric Architectural Contemporary Oil Painting
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We love this piece painted in relative monochromes of midnight blues and sage greys evoking stately strength and calm. 32 x 28 x 2 inches Oil paint, cold wax on canvas, stretched on...
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Language of the Sky, Oil Painting
By Tiffany Blaise
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Tiffany Blaise used oil paint, Sumi ink, and cold wax to create the piece.About the ArtistArtist Tiffany Blaise draws inspiration from the breathtaking natural wonders of Brit...
Oil
32 x 28 x 2 in. Oil Painting - Shapes of Things Study II mae
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shapes of Things Study II 32 x 28 x 2 inches Oil paint, cold wax and marble dust on canvas, oil paint On gallery wrapped canvas Signed, ready to hang Framing not necessary, unless re...
Oil
Breath of the Sea, Oil Painting
By Tiffany Blaise
Located in San Francisco, CA
Painted with oil paint and cold wax, the waves carry a slightly raised texture, adding to the realistic quality of the scene.
Oil
Bare Trees 1, Oil Painting
By Valerie Berkely
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsBuilding up many layers of color in oil paint and cold wax medium, Valerie then used scrapers to reveal the tree trunks in an abstract landscape.
Oil
Bare Trees 2, Oil Painting
By Valerie Berkely
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsBuilding up many layers of color in oil paint and cold wax medium, Valerie then used scrapers to reveal the tree trunks in an abstract landscape.
Oil
Bare Trees 3, Oil Painting
By Valerie Berkely
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsBuilding up many layers of color in oil paint and cold wax medium, Valerie then used scrapers to reveal the tree trunks in an abstract landscape.
Oil
Heart of Gold - Gold Leaves, Oil Painting
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
His pieces are either a playful, tasteful interplay of colors or quiet, contemplative monochromatics. 30 x 30 x 2.5 inches Oil paint, gold leaf, cold wax and marble dust on canvas,...
Gold Leaf
$4,600Sale Price|20% Off
Shields
By Susan Lisbin
Located in New York, NY
Based in Catskill, NY, Susan Lisbin works with oil and cold wax on canvas in her latest series “Can You Hear Me.”
Oil
Can You Hear Me XVIII
By Susan Lisbin
Located in New York, NY
Based in Catskill, NY, Susan Lisbin works with oil and cold wax on canvas in her latest series “Can You Hear Me.”
Oil
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Can You Hear Me XVI
By Susan Lisbin
Located in New York, NY
Based in Catskill, NY, Susan Lisbin works with oil and cold wax on canvas in her latest series “Can You Hear Me.”
Oil
$5,080Sale Price|20% Off
Mapping
By Susan Lisbin
Located in New York, NY
Based in Catskill, NY, Susan Lisbin works with oil and cold wax on canvas in her latest series “Can You Hear Me.”
Oil
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Can You Hear Me X
By Susan Lisbin
Located in New York, NY
Based in Catskill, NY, Susan Lisbin works with oil and cold wax on canvas in her latest series “Can You Hear Me.”
Oil
$5,080Sale Price|20% Off
Come on Over
By Susan Lisbin
Located in New York, NY
Based in Catskill, NY, Susan Lisbin works with oil and cold wax on canvas in her latest series “Can You Hear Me.”
Oil
"Yellowstone" - oil on canvas
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
His pieces are either a playful, tasteful interplay of colors or quiet, contemplative monochromatics. 46 x 40 x 2.5 inches Oil paint, cold wax and marble dust on canvas, stretched ...
Oil
$1,500
24x22x2 in. - Oil Painting - Geometric Architectural Contemporary - Opposites
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
His pieces are either a playful, tasteful interplay of colors or quiet, contemplative monochromatics. 24 x 22 x 2 inches Oil paint, cold wax and marble dust on canvas, stretched on...
Oil
Print - 39x39 in. Blue and Gray 1 - UNFRAMED
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing from the architectural origins of his past work, this series of abstract oil paintings contemplate geometric spaces and their relationships to each other. Using oil paint, co...
Archival Pigment
Print -39x39 in. Blue and Gray 2 - UNFRAMED
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing from the architectural origins of his past work, this series of abstract oil paintings contemplate geometric spaces and their relationships to each other. Using oil paint, co...
Archival Pigment
$2,300
Large abstract oil painting - Yellow Makes the Moves - architectural, color
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oil Painting - Yellow Makes the Move 35x35x2 in. Oil paint, cold wax medium and marble dust on canvas Ready to hang, signed on the back by artist.
Oil
39 x 32 in. Oil Painting "Informed Consent" - Oil Paint, Silver Leaf
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
I use oil paint with a cold wax medium, layering the paint, as organic surfaces evolve within the restrained lines of the composition.
Silver
Change Is in the Air, Abstract Painting
By Margriet Hogue
Located in San Francisco, CA
Enigmatic patterns in ink, marker and crayons scatter throughout the composition. The cold wax finish gives it a soft dreamy glow.About the ArtistArtist Margriet Hogue creates layere...
Mixed Media
$7,300
Incan X
By Karen Recor
Located in Fairfield, CT
Transcending the natural and exploring a window into an internal world these explorations led her to experiment further with creating ideas through her use of unconventional material...
Canvas, Oil
$6,100
Aritas
By Karen Recor
Located in Fairfield, CT
Transcending the natural and exploring a window into an internal world these explorations led her to experiment further with creating ideas through her use of unconventional material...
Canvas, Oil
Silver Lining VI
By Karen Recor
Located in Fairfield, CT
Transcending the natural and exploring a window into an internal world these explorations led her to experiment further with creating ideas through her use of unconventional material...
Canvas, Oil
Kauai Om
By Karen Recor
Located in Fairfield, CT
Transcending the natural and exploring a window into an internal world these explorations led her to experiment further with creating ideas through her use of unconventional material...
Canvas, Oil
$5,400
Cover V
By Karen Recor
Located in Fairfield, CT
Transcending the natural and exploring a window into an internal world these explorations led her to experiment further with creating ideas through her use of unconventional material...
Canvas, Oil
I Am Not Throwing Away My Shot, Hamilton
By Karen Recor
Located in Fairfield, CT
Transcending the natural and exploring a window into an internal world these explorations led her to experiment further with creating ideas through her use of unconventional material...
Canvas, Oil
Winter Solstice II, Abstract Painting
By Margriet Hogue
Located in San Francisco, CA
"I then added different fabrics at the end and finished with a layer of cold wax," says Margriet. "In winter, this is what it looks like outside my window."
Mixed Media
Out at the Edge, Abstract Painting
By Margriet Hogue
Located in San Francisco, CA
The surface was then drawn onto with ink and finally, the piece was varnished and a coat of cold wax was applied at the end. "This piece reminds me of the farmland around my home and...
Mixed Media
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