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Dreamscape, Original Painting
Dreamscape, Original Painting

Dreamscape, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist CommentsIn this tonal landscape, artist Benjamin Thomas employs contrasting hues to evoke a vibrant scene. Using a palette knife instead of brushes, he layers and blends paint...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Yosemite Valley Fall Colors, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Yosemite Valley Fall Colors, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Yosemite Valley Fall Colors, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Tatyana Fogarty

Located in Yardley, PA

If you take a closer look at details, you will notice a lot of texture, thick juicy layers of oil colors applied with a palette knife to emphasize the structure of the mountains and ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Moon rise, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Moon rise, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Moon rise, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Large size artwork. Palette knife art. Title: "Moon rise" Size: 27.6 "x 35.4" (70 x 90 cm) WAS painted: in 2020 :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an officia...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mirage -  landscape impressionistic painting on linen canvas with red roses
Mirage -  landscape impressionistic painting on linen canvas with red roses

Mirage - landscape impressionistic painting on linen canvas with red roses

By Anastassia Skopp

Located in Zofingen, AG

." — Eckhart Tolle Let your gaze rest on the vibrant colors of this abstract floral artwork, where each palette knife stroke captures the essence of nature's quiet beauty.

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Acrylic

Enchanting Spectra 3, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Enchanting Spectra 3, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Enchanting Spectra 3, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Nestor Toro

Located in Yardley, PA

Vibrant shades of blue and green with silver and white for lots of luminance, all completed with palette knife. Signed artwork!! Done on a loose canvas, shipped rolled in a tube.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Standing in Motion, Abstract Painting
Standing in Motion, Abstract Painting

Standing in Motion, Abstract Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

About the ArtistWords that describe this painting: metallic, fun, bright, palette knife, abstract, mixed media artwork, blueStanding in MotionJennifer HansonAcrylic paint and oil sti...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Blue Wind, Original Painting
Blue Wind, Original Painting

Blue Wind, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

After learning from his painting mishaps, he now embraces them, noting that quickly applying paint with a palette knife often leads to "good mistakes." In this piece, spontaneous str...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Dreamsicle Sky, Original Painting
Dreamsicle Sky, Original Painting

Dreamsicle Sky, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

He notes that using a palette knife to apply paint quickly often results in "good mistakes" he can build upon.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Acrylic

On the waves of happiness, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
On the waves of happiness, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

On the waves of happiness, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Ivana Olbricht

Located in Yardley, PA

An original colorful palette knife abstract painting with thick layers of colors.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Golden Yellow Abstract Landscape Painting of Los Angeles by Contemporary Artist
Golden Yellow Abstract Landscape Painting of Los Angeles by Contemporary Artist

Golden Yellow Abstract Landscape Painting of Los Angeles by Contemporary Artist

By Angela Wakefield

Located in Preston, GB

This unique original is a highly textured expressive interpretation of the City of Angels using a palette knife, reminiscent of her early abstract expressionist art.

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Vibrant Underwater Painting, Impasto Oil on Canvas, 40x50 cm
Vibrant Underwater Painting, Impasto Oil on Canvas, 40x50 cm

Vibrant Underwater Painting, Impasto Oil on Canvas, 40x50 cm

Located in Zofingen, AG

This vibrant oil painting on stretched canvas captures the mesmerizing energy of the underwater world. Created with a palette knife, the artist has layered rich, textured strokes to ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Lemon Drops
Lemon Drops

Carole GarlandLemon Drops, 2022

$1,200Sale Price|20% Off

H 18 in W 14 in D 1 in

Lemon Drops

By Carole Garland

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Garland begins slowly, applying thin layers of underpainting, builds using several coats of paint with loaded brushes and finishes with a palette knife flourish of impasto, like fros...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

OBADIA CROSSING THE RIVER STYX, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
OBADIA CROSSING THE RIVER STYX, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

OBADIA CROSSING THE RIVER STYX, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Pamela Ross

Located in Yardley, PA

Mixed Acrylic , Metallic, Pearlescent and Opalescent paints on canvas with semi-gloss finish. Brush and Palette Knife. Colors: Deep Ultramarine Blue and Purple, Cobalt and Cerulean B...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Carefree, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Carefree, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carefree, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Preethi Mathialagan

Located in Yardley, PA

. "¢ This artwork has been created with a palette knife and brush strokes in my style "¢ Please note that the room views are illustrative, may not be to exact scale. :: Painting ::...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Colourful French Oil on Board Tablescape. Tulips, Carafe and Three Fruits.
Colourful French Oil on Board Tablescape. Tulips, Carafe and Three Fruits.

Colourful French Oil on Board Tablescape. Tulips, Carafe and Three Fruits.

Located in Cotignac, FR

The artist has used bold, assertive, yet warm colours and applied the paint thickly, with great energy, using both brush and palette knife to give great texture and bring the subject...

Category

1970s Post-Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

After a winter storm, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

After a winter storm, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Nestor Toro

Located in Yardley, PA

This artwork its glossy with fine palette knife details. Iridescent and impactful abstract.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Wandering Around" Abstract Diptych Painting
"Wandering Around" Abstract Diptych Painting

"Wandering Around" Abstract Diptych Painting

By Teodora Guererra

Located in Westport, CT

This textured abstract diptych by Teodora Guererra features a light blue-green palette with warm yellow accents throughout. The artist layers thick strokes of paint using a palette k...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Sunny Day on The Beach
Sunny Day on The Beach

Olga NikitinaSunny Day on The Beach, 2020

$600

H 17.72 in W 19.69 in D 0.71 in

Sunny Day on The Beach

Located in Zofingen, AG

Beach Artwork is signed both sides - in front and at the back by Olga Nikitina Impasto painting with using a palette knife gives an incredible deep texture and makes the artwork alive.

Category

2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Stinchcombe Hill, Rupert Aker, Landscape Painting, Textured Art, Oil Painting
Stinchcombe Hill, Rupert Aker, Landscape Painting, Textured Art, Oil Painting

Stinchcombe Hill, Rupert Aker, Landscape Painting, Textured Art, Oil Painting

By Rupert Aker

Located in Deddington, GB

My aim is to capture the effects of the light on the land through the medium of oil paint with a palette knife." "I am a self-taught artist with my love and understanding of the coun...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Blue streams (A closer look), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Blue streams (A closer look), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Blue streams (A closer look), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Nestor Toro

Located in Yardley, PA

For this work I used a large palette knife and hand mixed acrylic paint and mediums.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Leaving the Sea Behind, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Leaving the Sea Behind, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Leaving the Sea Behind, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By John Barney

Located in Yardley, PA

It was created with a palette knife - so texture is evident. The scraping of the knife and the blending of color give it its character.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Morning on the lake, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Morning on the lake, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

The scene at this time is poetic, highlighting the water lilies gently fluttering on the water surface in the gentle breeze. Original palette knife acrylic painting with deep textur...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Fantasy Landscape II, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Fantasy Landscape II, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Fantasy Landscape II, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Behshad Arjomandi

Located in Yardley, PA

It was painted in multiple layers with palette knife and brushes. The artwork is signed on the back and includes a Certificate of Authenticity.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Morning on the lake, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Morning on the lake, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

The scene at this time is poetic, highlighting the water lilies gently fluttering on the water surface in the gentle breeze. Original palette knife acrylic painting with deep text...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Sky Deep (2022), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Sky Deep (2022), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Sky Deep (2022), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Nestor Toro

Located in Yardley, PA

This artwork its glossy with fine palette knife details. Signed in front. I include a certificate of authenticity that lists the materials as well as when the painting was complet...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

'Susan's Farm, ' by James Cobb, Oil on Canvas Painting
'Susan's Farm, ' by James Cobb, Oil on Canvas Painting

'Susan's Farm, ' by James Cobb, Oil on Canvas Painting

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

The rows of freshly planted groves are accented by Cobb's use of texture via his palette knife. The various shades of green highlight the many textures and stages of the crops and ar...

Category

2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jacarandas with Monet, Oil Painting
Jacarandas with Monet, Oil Painting

Jacarandas with Monet, Oil Painting

By Lisa Elley

Located in San Francisco, CA

She paints the piece with a palette knife, greatly inspired by Monet's work. Lisa cites his home in Giverny, France as an artist's dream and a huge source of inspiration during his c...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Polzeath, Sunset, Rupert Aker, Original Expressionist Landscape Painting, Coast
Polzeath, Sunset, Rupert Aker, Original Expressionist Landscape Painting, Coast

Polzeath, Sunset, Rupert Aker, Original Expressionist Landscape Painting, Coast

By Rupert Aker

Located in Deddington, GB

My aim is to capture the effects of the light on the land through the medium of oil paint with a palette knife." "I am a self-taught artist with my love and understanding of the coun...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Montbretia Above New Quay, Rupert Aker, Original Coastal Landscape Painting
Montbretia Above New Quay, Rupert Aker, Original Coastal Landscape Painting

Montbretia Above New Quay, Rupert Aker, Original Coastal Landscape Painting

By Rupert Aker

Located in Deddington, GB

My aim is to capture the effects of the light on the land through the medium of oil paint with a palette knife." "I am a self-taught artist with my love and understanding of the coun...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Painswick, Rupert Aker, Affordable Artwork, Original Cotswold Landscape Painting
Painswick, Rupert Aker, Affordable Artwork, Original Cotswold Landscape Painting

Painswick, Rupert Aker, Affordable Artwork, Original Cotswold Landscape Painting

By Rupert Aker

Located in Deddington, GB

My aim is to capture the effects of the light on the land through the medium of oil paint with a palette knife." "I am a self-taught artist with my love and understanding of the coun...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Leckhampton Hill, Rupert Aker, Original Landscape Painting, Cotswolds Artwork
Leckhampton Hill, Rupert Aker, Original Landscape Painting, Cotswolds Artwork

Leckhampton Hill, Rupert Aker, Original Landscape Painting, Cotswolds Artwork

By Rupert Aker

Located in Deddington, GB

My aim is to capture the effects of the light on the land through the medium of oil paint with a palette knife." "I am a self-taught artist with my love and understanding of the coun...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Rupert Aker, Saintbury, Original English Countryside Painting, Affordable Art
Rupert Aker, Saintbury, Original English Countryside Painting, Affordable Art

Rupert Aker, Saintbury, Original English Countryside Painting, Affordable Art

By Rupert Aker

Located in Deddington, GB

My aim is to capture the effects of the light on the land through the medium of oil paint with a palette knife." "I am a self-taught artist with my love and understanding of the coun...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rupert Aker, Beside the Windrush, Cotswolds Landscape Art, Original Painting
Rupert Aker, Beside the Windrush, Cotswolds Landscape Art, Original Painting

Rupert Aker, Beside the Windrush, Cotswolds Landscape Art, Original Painting

By Rupert Aker

Located in Deddington, GB

My aim is to capture the effects of the light on the land through the medium of oil paint with a palette knife." "I am a self-taught artist with my love and understanding of the coun...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rupert Aker, Hazy Summer, Landscape Art, Cotswold Landscape, Original Painting
Rupert Aker, Hazy Summer, Landscape Art, Cotswold Landscape, Original Painting

Rupert Aker, Hazy Summer, Landscape Art, Cotswold Landscape, Original Painting

By Rupert Aker

Located in Deddington, GB

My aim is to capture the effects of the light on the land through the medium of oil paint with a palette knife." "I am a self-taught artist with my love and understanding of the coun...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nocturn panorama 7, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Nocturn panorama 7, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Nocturn panorama 7, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Nestor Toro

Located in Yardley, PA

For this work I used a large palette knife and hand mixed acrylic paint and mediums.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Rupert Aker, Clattergrove, Spring, Cotswolds Landscape Painting, Affordable Art
Rupert Aker, Clattergrove, Spring, Cotswolds Landscape Painting, Affordable Art

Rupert Aker, Clattergrove, Spring, Cotswolds Landscape Painting, Affordable Art

By Rupert Aker

Located in Deddington, GB

My aim is to capture the effects of the light on the land through the medium of oil paint with a palette knife." "I am a self-taught artist with my love and understanding of the coun...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The deepest ocean (Turquoise spectra), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
The deepest ocean (Turquoise spectra), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

The deepest ocean (Turquoise spectra), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Nestor Toro

Located in Yardley, PA

This artwork its glossy with fine palette knife details. Minimalist, iridescent and impactful abstract.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Rupert Aker, Big Bales, August, Landscape Art, Cotswold Painting, Affordable Art
Rupert Aker, Big Bales, August, Landscape Art, Cotswold Painting, Affordable Art

Rupert Aker, Big Bales, August, Landscape Art, Cotswold Painting, Affordable Art

By Rupert Aker

Located in Deddington, GB

My aim is to capture the effects of the light on the land through the medium of oil paint with a palette knife." "I am a self-taught artist with my love and understanding of the coun...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Flowers in a vase
Flowers in a vase

David Edwards (b.1944)Flowers in a vase, c. 1970

$1,250

H 28.75 in W 24.75 in D 1.75 in

Flowers in a vase

By David Edwards (b.1944)

Located in San Francisco, CA

A landscape, floral still-life and semi-abstract painter, he works in acrylic and uses both brush and palette knife. Although largely self-taught, his early more representational st...

Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Victory 1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Victory 1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Victory 1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Preethi Mathialagan

Located in Yardley, PA

• This artwork has been created with a palette knife and brush strokes in my style • Please note that the room views are illustrative, may not be to exact scale.

Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Bonfire Night", Painting, Oil on Canvas
"Bonfire Night", Painting, Oil on Canvas

"Bonfire Night", Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Victor Sheleg

Located in Yardley, PA

Upon starting a painting, I don’t know the final result and complete with an arrangement of accents like "cherry on a cake". I use brushes, palette knife and hands. I apply paints ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Triptych - Three Pink Graces, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Triptych - Three Pink Graces, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Triptych - Three Pink Graces, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Tribute to the women beauty and their well being. Made using the palette knife to create texture and pink, grey, yellow ocher and white acrylics.

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Parting., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Parting., Painting, Oil on Canvas

Igor ShulmanParting., Painting, Oil on Canvas, 2018

$2,100

H 27.6 in W 39.4 in D 1.5 in

Parting., Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Igor Shulman

Located in Yardley, PA

Painted in a traditional way-brushes and palette knife. The size (60?100cm) allows you to organize with this picture a small enough wall in the interior of the apartment or house.

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

In a fearless reality, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
In a fearless reality, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

In a fearless reality, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Nestor Toro

Located in Yardley, PA

The colors were poured in different stages and molded with palette knifes to make great texture. This piece has a very spontaneous bold feel lots of light and layers.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Walk on the hills., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Walk on the hills., Painting, Oil on Canvas

Walk on the hills., Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Igor Shulman

Located in Yardley, PA

Painted in a traditional way-brushes and palette knife. The size (75?60cm) allows you to organize with this picture a small enough wall in the interior of the apartment or house.

Category

2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Parting., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Parting., Painting, Oil on Canvas

Igor ShulmanParting., Painting, Oil on Canvas, 2018

$2,140

H 27.6 in W 39.4 in D 1.5 in

Parting., Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Igor Shulman

Located in Yardley, PA

Painted in a traditional way-brushes and palette knife. The size (60?100cm) allows you to organize with this picture a small enough wall in the interior of the apartment or house.

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Eternal Sunset # 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Eternal Sunset # 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Eternal Sunset # 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Nestor Toro

Located in Yardley, PA

42Vibrant piece with bold color blending, Iridescent paint drips and big palette knife strokes. This painting conveys motion, energy as well as lots of light and fast changes in cont...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Moss and Mist : Green Impasto Colorful Abstract Painting - 150x100cm.
Moss and Mist : Green Impasto Colorful Abstract Painting - 150x100cm.

Moss and Mist : Green Impasto Colorful Abstract Painting - 150x100cm.

Located in Zofingen, AG

It features rich, heavily textured layers applied with a palette knife. As you move around the room, the physical depth of the paint catches the ambient light, making the colors shif...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Abstract Expressionist Impasto Painting of Nighttime San Francisco
Abstract Expressionist Impasto Painting of Nighttime San Francisco

Abstract Expressionist Impasto Painting of Nighttime San Francisco

Located in San Francisco, CA

It features an impasto technique with heavily layered, energetic palette knife and brush strokes, giving the urban canyon a sense of intense motion and atmosphere.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Maja in Kimono, reading- 21st Century Contemporary Figure Painting of a Woman
Maja in Kimono, reading- 21st Century Contemporary Figure Painting of a Woman

Maja in Kimono, reading- 21st Century Contemporary Figure Painting of a Woman

By Flip Gaasendam

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

I brush with wipes, use the palette knife, work with my hands, etc. That my palette is heavily controlled by the color green, is because I often make a painting blond with cobalt and...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

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