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Everland
Everland

Elizabeth OlderEverland, 2025

$20,000

H 60 in W 150 in D 2 in

Everland

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Areas of intricate detail, where brushstrokes and palette knife marks collide, are balanced with open passages that provide the eye with space to rest, offering a composition that fe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sea Breeze, Seascape, Blue seaside, Semi Abstract,  Expressionism, Normandy
Sea Breeze, Seascape, Blue seaside, Semi Abstract,  Expressionism, Normandy

Sea Breeze, Seascape, Blue seaside, Semi Abstract, Expressionism, Normandy

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

"Sea Breeze" is a delicate and soothing work by Sophie Dumont, created with oil on canvas using a palette knife Mesuring frame 22.44 x 22.44 inches.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Citadel of Books, Monumental Oil on Canvas, Signed, 59x59 in
The Citadel of Books, Monumental Oil on Canvas, Signed, 59x59 in

The Citadel of Books, Monumental Oil on Canvas, Signed, 59x59 in

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Each book is rendered with a sculptural presence using thick impasto and palette knife techniques. Structured like a silent fortress, the composition pays tribute to the endurance o...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Atelier X, Large Abstract Oil Painting on Linen, Textured
Atelier X, Large Abstract Oil Painting on Linen, Textured

Atelier X, Large Abstract Oil Painting on Linen, Textured

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

"Atelier X" is a large-format abstract oil painting by French contemporary artist Sophie Dumont. Painted with a palette knife on linen, this richly textured piece evokes the interior...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Dance of the wind"
"Dance of the wind"

Igor Volkov-Tkachinskiy"Dance of the wind", 2024

$2,500

H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 0.04 in

"Dance of the wind"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The choice of material — painted with a palette knife on a wooden rain shield — adds a tactile, almost sculptural quality, making the surface itself part of the story.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

L’Instant de l’Esquisse Oil Painting, Post-Cubist Studio Scene by Sophie Dumont
L’Instant de l’Esquisse Oil Painting, Post-Cubist Studio Scene by Sophie Dumont

L’Instant de l’Esquisse Oil Painting, Post-Cubist Studio Scene by Sophie Dumont

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Bold dark outlines structure the composition and echo a post-cubist sensibility, while Dumont’s palette-knife technique builds subtle layers of texture across the surface.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Indian Woman
Indian Woman

Alina O'DwyerIndian Woman, 2022

$1,174

H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in

Indian Woman

By Alina O'Dwyer

Located in Zofingen, AG

Naturally, this inspired me to create a painting based on the photo. I used oil and a palette knife to create this painting, aiming to depict the beauty and grace of Indian women, as...

Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Courbes, nude woman, figurative modern, oil on canvas, contemporary, minimalism
Courbes, nude woman, figurative modern, oil on canvas, contemporary, minimalism

Courbes, nude woman, figurative modern, oil on canvas, contemporary, minimalism

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Sophie Dumont's captivating painting offers a striking portrayal of the female form, expressed with remarkable finesse and mastery. The use of the palette knife imbues the artwork wi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Elegance, Nude Female, figurative modern, oil on canvas, textured, minimalism
Elegance, Nude Female, figurative modern, oil on canvas, textured, minimalism

Elegance, Nude Female, figurative modern, oil on canvas, textured, minimalism

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Sophie Dumont's captivating painting offers a striking portrayal of the female form, expressed with remarkable finesse and mastery. The use of the palette knife imbues the artwork wi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Impressionistic Moonlight Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Beach Jetty
Impressionistic Moonlight Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Beach Jetty

Impressionistic Moonlight Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Beach Jetty

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

An oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a romantic moonlit seascape created in an impressionistic realism style with wonderful br...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Plein Air American Oil Painting Rainstorm Signed Original Modern Impressionist
Plein Air American Oil Painting Rainstorm Signed Original Modern Impressionist

Plein Air American Oil Painting Rainstorm Signed Original Modern Impressionist

Located in Buffalo, NY

Loose but deliberate brushwork in oil layers the scene with movement and mood: distant hills softened in cool greens and violets, a patchwork of ochre fields, and an expanse of lumin...

Category

1920s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Hidden miracles, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Hidden miracles, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Hidden miracles, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Ivana Olbricht

Located in Yardley, PA

This large abstract painting is a burst of color and texture, created with a palette knife to give it a unique and dynamic look.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Layers of history, abstract, Minimalism, library, Colors, books, Contemporary
Layers of history, abstract, Minimalism, library, Colors, books, Contemporary

Layers of history, abstract, Minimalism, library, Colors, books, Contemporary

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Oil on canvas Unframed size: 100 x 81 cm (39.37 x 31.88 in) Framed size: 107 x 88 cm (42.12 x 34.64 in) Choice of natural oak or black floater frame Year: 2025 Signed lower right Cer...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Sunflowers", Painting, Oil on Canvas
"Sunflowers", Painting, Oil on Canvas

"Sunflowers", Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Dense strokes with a palette knife add dynamics to the composition. Each brush, each layer of paint is applied with special energy and precision, creating the effect of volume and de...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pelicans. Original oil painting
Pelicans. Original oil painting

Oxana ShimanchukPelicans. Original oil painting, 2022

$2,108

H 26.58 in W 30.52 in D 1.38 in

Pelicans. Original oil painting

By Oxana Shimanchuk

Located in Zofingen, AG

Art work was painted with ease, with large impasto strokes, not only with a brush but also with a palette knife. 
The bright, impressionistic background was chosen by me deliberately...

Category

2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dynamic, Abstract painting, Oil on canvas, Expressionism, Textured, French Art
Dynamic, Abstract painting, Oil on canvas, Expressionism, Textured, French Art

Dynamic, Abstract painting, Oil on canvas, Expressionism, Textured, French Art

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Known for her distinctive technique of layered oil applied with a palette knife, Dumont explores themes of memory, rhythm, and visual architecture.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Les lopins, Green Landscape, Expressionism, Textured, Fields, Oil on canvas
Les lopins, Green Landscape, Expressionism, Textured, Fields, Oil on canvas

Les lopins, Green Landscape, Expressionism, Textured, Fields, Oil on canvas

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Ready to hang In Les Lopins, French painter Sophie Dumont explores the abstract essence of cultivated land through a delicate orchestration of textures and color fields. With her si...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Majestic Momentum, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Majestic Momentum, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Majestic Momentum, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Bozhena Fuchs

Located in Yardley, PA

The wave crashes against the rocky shore with a sense of grandeur, creating a dramatic interplay of light and shadow. The textured palette knife work adds depth and dynamism, evoking...

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bait Ball Sardines Oil Painting Impressionist Underwater Art
Bait Ball Sardines Oil Painting Impressionist Underwater Art

Bait Ball Sardines Oil Painting Impressionist Underwater Art

By Olga Nikitina

Located in Zofingen, AG

Inspired by Olga Nikitina’s personal encounters with the underwater world, this painting channels the awe-inspiring spectacle of the Sardine Run in South Africa—a breathtaking natura...

Category

2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Variegated Environment - colorful, impasto, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Variegated Environment - colorful, impasto, abstract, acrylic on canvas

Variegated Environment - colorful, impasto, abstract, acrylic on canvas

By Adam Cohen

Located in Bloomfield, ON

The American artist’s abstract paintings are valued for their distinctive colour palette, gestural form and rich texture. Cohen’s paintings are thickly layered—cut into with a palett...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Colorado landscape original oil painting snowy mountain large-scale painting
Colorado landscape original oil painting snowy mountain large-scale painting

Colorado landscape original oil painting snowy mountain large-scale painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

The textured brush and palette knife marks create depth and movement, adding a tactile quality to the snow, trees, and rocks in the foreground, which are painted in rich, deep purple...

Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Crowing for the Sun to Come Up  painting, Texas Rooster Painting, Texas Artist
Crowing for the Sun to Come Up  painting, Texas Rooster Painting, Texas Artist

Crowing for the Sun to Come Up painting, Texas Rooster Painting, Texas Artist

Located in Houston, TX

She currently has 3 videos available through Liliedahl Video Productions,” Straight Ahead,” “Highlight”, and “Keeping an Eye Out,” where she demonstrates both her brush and palette k...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Boss of Luckenback oil painting, Texas Animals Texas Artist Roosters
The Boss of Luckenback oil painting, Texas Animals Texas Artist Roosters

The Boss of Luckenback oil painting, Texas Animals Texas Artist Roosters

Located in Houston, TX

She currently has 3 videos available through Liliedahl Video Productions,” Straight Ahead,” “Highlight”, and “Keeping an Eye Out,” where she demonstrates both her brush and palette k...

Category

2010s American Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Coast, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Coast, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Coast, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Sergei Chernyakovsky

Located in Yardley, PA

Ready to hang. Large artwork. Palette knife art. All photos are relevant, so you buy what you see in the photo.

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Shimmering Frequencies / Diptych, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Shimmering Frequencies / Diptych, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Shimmering Frequencies / Diptych, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Nestor Toro

Located in Yardley, PA

For this piece I use mainly palette knifes and bold paint drips over and over again. lots of energy in this piece and very contemplative feel.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Red Chair, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Red Chair, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Red Chair, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Ganna Prymakova

Located in Yardley, PA

The artwork "Red Chair" is made in an amazing technique of combining palette knife strokes and wide brushes, which made it possible to create a truly unique creation, distinguished b...

Category

2010s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Pomegranate Boom, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Pomegranate Boom, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Pomegranate Boom, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Ganna Prymakova

Located in Yardley, PA

The artwork "Pomegranate Boom" is made in an amazing technique with a palette knife, which made it possible to create a truly unique creation, distinguished by texture, volume and ex...

Category

2010s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Beautiful Mountains
Beautiful Mountains

RAKHMET REDZHEPOV (RAMZI)Beautiful Mountains, 2021

$1,790Sale Price|20% Off

H 23.63 in W 47.25 in D 0.79 in

Beautiful Mountains

Located in Zofingen, AG

Imagine it infusing your space with the energy of a timeless landscape, where every glance is an escape into the wild embrace of the natural world. 1 Technique The paintings are pain...

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Lagoon
Lagoon

RAKHMET REDZHEPOV (RAMZI)Lagoon, 2021

$1,036Sale Price|20% Off

H 16.03 in W 29.65 in D 2.56 in

Lagoon

Located in Zofingen, AG

With a creative approach and strong inspiration, using a palette knife, brushes and other different techniques, creates emotional images on canvas!

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

White Whale
White Whale

RAKHMET REDZHEPOV (RAMZI)White Whale, 2021

$2,945

H 35.44 in W 59.06 in D 0.12 in

White Whale

Located in Zofingen, AG

With a creative approach and strong inspiration, using a palette knife, brushes and other different techniques, creates emotional images on canvas!

Category

2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Peter Jones, the King's Road, London
Peter Jones, the King's Road, London

Peter Jones, the King's Road, London

Located in London, GB

Executed with a palette knife, this painting by Henry Dawnay depicts the iconic King’s Road, with the Peter Jones, the famous superstore.

Category

2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Deviant Beauty, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Deviant Beauty, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Deviant Beauty, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Angie Wright

Located in Yardley, PA

The painting uses a contrast of expressionist dripped paint and palette knifed flowers. Flecks of gold paint catch and reflect light adding a changing aspect to the painting.

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Evening by the pond, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Evening by the pond, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Evening by the pond, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Ivana Olbricht

Located in Yardley, PA

Layers upon layers of high quality richly pigmented professional acrylic together with the artist's signature work with a palette knife create spectacular c olors field and countless...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Promises, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Promises, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Promises, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Angela Dierks

Located in Yardley, PA

I enjoyed bold brush strokes, palette knife work and more detailed mark making in this piece.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By John Barney

Located in Yardley, PA

It was painted with a palette knife, so texture is evident - the texture and color really make it "pop" in person.

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Sun vibrations, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
The Sun vibrations, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

The Sun vibrations, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Ivana Olbricht

Located in Yardley, PA

An original one-of-a-kind palette knife abstract painting with a heavy texture.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Apples in Sunlight, Oil Painting
Apples in Sunlight, Oil Painting

Apples in Sunlight, Oil Painting

By Sherri Aldawood

Located in San Francisco, CA

Sherri applied paint primarily with a palette knife. She says that because of the cumbersome nature of the knife, the strokes developed a rich texture.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Colourful French Mixed Media Abstract Painting, Acrylic and Ink, 1980s
Colourful French Mixed Media Abstract Painting, Acrylic and Ink, 1980s

Colourful French Mixed Media Abstract Painting, Acrylic and Ink, 1980s

Located in Cotignac, FR

The background of the painting has been worked broadly with a palette knife whilst the detail has been added quickly and deftly with ink or finer brushstrokes.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Newsprint, Ink

Gulf Coast Paradise, Original Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Painting
Gulf Coast Paradise, Original Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Painting

Gulf Coast Paradise, Original Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Painting

By April Moffatt

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Lots of palette knife work and thick impasto brushwork create a mosaic of light bouncing off the ocean waters of the gulf coast.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The case will remain unsolved. Veneer, acrylic, 50x50 cm
The case will remain unsolved. Veneer, acrylic, 50x50 cm

Dzemma SkulmeThe case will remain unsolved. Veneer, acrylic, 50x50 cm, 2018

$2,073Sale Price|20% Off

H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 0.4 in

The case will remain unsolved. Veneer, acrylic, 50x50 cm

By Dzemma Skulme

Located in Riga, LV

In her paintings of the second half of 1960s her worldview became more dramatic and she has raised the expressiveness of her work by using large brush or even palette knife for color...

Category

2010s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Luisa Holden, Peaceful Day, Original Coastal Paintin, Affordable Art, Art Online
Luisa Holden, Peaceful Day, Original Coastal Paintin, Affordable Art, Art Online

Luisa Holden, Peaceful Day, Original Coastal Paintin, Affordable Art, Art Online

Located in Deddington, GB

Texture, sgrafitto (scratching through the wet, buttery paint)and big gestural marks are characteristic of her work, contrasting thick palette knife marks and brushstrokes with thin ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Water Vole  - original realism landscape oil painting - contemporary artwork

Water Vole - original realism landscape oil painting - contemporary artwork

By Paul Treasure

Located in London, Chelsea

Light and colour sit at the heart of his practice, and his signature use of the palette knife adds a tangible depth and emotional intensity to each composition.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue Fish School Oil Painting on Canvas, Impasto Ocean Art, 75x100 cm
Blue Fish School Oil Painting on Canvas, Impasto Ocean Art, 75x100 cm

Blue Fish School Oil Painting on Canvas, Impasto Ocean Art, 75x100 cm

By Olga Nikitina

Located in Zofingen, AG

Blue Fish Sardines Painting Ocean Art Underwater World Materials: rolled canvas, oil painting, palette knifes Artist draw her inspiration from interaction with underwater world while...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Sunny Day, Oil Painting, American Impressionism. Illustrator. Free Shipping
Sunny Day, Oil Painting, American Impressionism. Illustrator. Free Shipping

Sunny Day, Oil Painting, American Impressionism. Illustrator. Free Shipping

By Jeff Slemons

Located in Houston, TX

Jeff Slemons brings out the movement of the people on the beach with his bright colors and the use of his palette knife. You can fee the breeze of the ocean and hear the conversatio...

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Vibrant Meadows, Oil Painting
Vibrant Meadows, Oil Painting

Vibrant Meadows, Oil Painting

By Jill Poyerd

Located in San Francisco, CA

I painted this with an equal amount of palette knife and brushwork."About the ArtistJill E Poyerd brings "peaceful, contemplative moments" to life on the canvas.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Found in a Dream & Changing Seasons, diptych, original painting, landscape
Found in a Dream & Changing Seasons, diptych, original painting, landscape

Found in a Dream & Changing Seasons, diptych, original painting, landscape

By Helen Howells

Located in Deddington, GB

Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses brush and palette knife marks to create rich textures which have been described as sensitive and expressive.

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Voyeur, Cityscape, Black, White, Textured, Buildings, Architectural
Voyeur, Cityscape, Black, White, Textured, Buildings, Architectural

Voyeur, Cityscape, Black, White, Textured, Buildings, Architectural

By Jason Wright

Located in Riverdale, NY

His mediums are mainly oil and acrylic, painted with a palette knife. Wright, who resides in Kona, Hawaii, has exhibited throughout the United States.

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Found in a Dream, original painting, landscape, oil painting, contemporary
Found in a Dream, original painting, landscape, oil painting, contemporary

Found in a Dream, original painting, landscape, oil painting, contemporary

By Helen Howells

Located in Deddington, GB

Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses brush and palette knife marks to create rich textures which have been described as sensitive and expressive.

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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