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premieres lueurs, Abstract Lanscape, oil, Expressionism, Contemporary art
premieres lueurs, Abstract Lanscape, oil, Expressionism, Contemporary art

premieres lueurs, Abstract Lanscape, oil, Expressionism, Contemporary art

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Her paintings, held in private and institutional collections, are known for their layered surfaces and architectural compositions created exclusively with oil and palette knife. In ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

My Destiny, Oil Painting
My Destiny, Oil Painting

Judy MackeyMy Destiny, Oil Painting, 2019

$1,100

H 24 in W 24 in D 1.5 in

My Destiny, Oil Painting

By Judy Mackey

Located in San Francisco, CA

He taught her how to skillfully wield a palette knife instead of a paintbrush, which gave rise to her own stylistic development.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Georgie Dowling, Green Trees, Cotswolds, English Landscape Art, Affordable Art
Georgie Dowling, Green Trees, Cotswolds, English Landscape Art, Affordable Art

Georgie Dowling, Green Trees, Cotswolds, English Landscape Art, Affordable Art

By Georgie Dowling

Located in Deddington, GB

The simplicity of the shapes and choice of colour palette evokes the quiet atmosphere. The paint is applied thickly with a palette knife creating an interesting and varied texture.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

7.79 (white)
7.79 (white)

Mala Breuer7.79 (white), 1979

$14,500

H 60 in W 60 in D 1.25 in

7.79 (white)

By Mala Breuer

Located in Phoenix, AZ

In New York she began working with a palette knife, making direct, abstract marks with dark colors and with great density.

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil

12.1.98
12.1.98

Mala Breuer12.1.98, 2998

$11,500

H 60.25 in W 59.75 in D 1.25 in

12.1.98

By Mala Breuer

Located in Phoenix, AZ

In New York she began working with a palette knife, making direct, abstract marks with dark colors and with great density.

Category

1990s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

1975 (raw umber, phthalo blue, yellow umber)
1975 (raw umber, phthalo blue, yellow umber)

1975 (raw umber, phthalo blue, yellow umber)

By Mala Breuer

Located in Phoenix, AZ

In New York she began working with a palette knife, making direct, abstract marks with dark colors and with great density.

Category

1970s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

9.77
9.77

Mala Breuer9.77, 1977

$11,250

H 71.25 in W 48 in D 1.75 in

9.77

By Mala Breuer

Located in Phoenix, AZ

In New York she began working with a palette knife, making direct, abstract marks with dark colors and with great density.

Category

1970s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Bushes by the Pond, Original Painting
Bushes by the Pond, Original Painting

Bushes by the Pond, Original Painting

By Janet Dyer

Located in San Francisco, CA

Words that describe this painting: spring, pond, summer, season, water, reflection, woods, foliage, palette knife, impressionism, nature, acrylic painting, greenBushes by the PondJan...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Acrylic

2.23.96
2.23.96

Mala Breuer2.23.96, 1996

$5,000

H 30 in W 30 in

2.23.96

By Mala Breuer

Located in Phoenix, AZ

In New York she began working with a palette knife, making direct, abstract marks with dark colors and with great density.

Category

1990s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

10.11.95
10.11.95

Mala Breuer10.11.95, 1995

$5,000

H 30 in W 30 in

10.11.95

By Mala Breuer

Located in Phoenix, AZ

In New York she began working with a palette knife, making direct, abstract marks with dark colors and with great density.

Category

1990s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Linen, Wax, Oil

6.15.96
6.15.96

Mala Breuer6.15.96, 1996

$5,000

H 30 in W 30 in D 0.75 in

6.15.96

By Mala Breuer

Located in Phoenix, AZ

In New York she began working with a palette knife, making direct, abstract marks with dark colors and with great density.

Category

1990s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Linen, Acrylic

1.4.96
1.4.96

Mala Breuer1.4.96, 1996

$5,000

H 30 in W 30 in

1.4.96

By Mala Breuer

Located in Phoenix, AZ

In New York she began working with a palette knife, making direct, abstract marks with dark colors and with great density.

Category

1990s Minimalist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Linen, Acrylic

10.20.95
10.20.95

Mala Breuer10.20.95, 1995

$5,000

H 30 in W 30 in

10.20.95

By Mala Breuer

Located in Phoenix, AZ

In New York she began working with a palette knife, making direct, abstract marks with dark colors and with great density.

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil

Quiet Road, Original Painting
Quiet Road, Original Painting

Quiet Road, Original Painting

By Janet Dyer

Located in San Francisco, CA

Lavender fields stretch in the distance. Palette knife and brush strokes capture the texture and movement of the countryside.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Green Landscape, Abstract Countryside, Fields, Modern, Contemporary, Oil, French
Green Landscape, Abstract Countryside, Fields, Modern, Contemporary, Oil, French

Green Landscape, Abstract Countryside, Fields, Modern, Contemporary, Oil, French

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Built through successive layers of oil paint applied with both brush and palette knife, the surface reveals rich textures and subtle variations of light.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hokusai Ocean IV - Abstract Blue + White Mixed Media Work on Book Covers
Hokusai Ocean IV - Abstract Blue + White Mixed Media Work on Book Covers

Hokusai Ocean IV - Abstract Blue + White Mixed Media Work on Book Covers

By Jane Skingley

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Paint is applied by brush, hand, palette knife and even by flicking and each painting takes weeks to complete all the layers.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Found Objects, Mixed Media

Blossoms of Abstraction, Abstract Oil Painting
Blossoms of Abstraction, Abstract Oil Painting

Blossoms of Abstraction, Abstract Oil Painting

By Ronda Waiksnis

Located in San Francisco, CA

Words that describe this painting: flower, floral botanical, palette knife, gestural, expressive, movement, abstract, flora, oil painting, beigeBlossoms of AbstractionRonda WaiksnisO...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Blossoms of Abstraction, II, Abstract Oil Painting
Blossoms of Abstraction, II, Abstract Oil Painting

Blossoms of Abstraction, II, Abstract Oil Painting

By Ronda Waiksnis

Located in San Francisco, CA

Words that describe this painting: flower, floral botanical, palette knife, painterly, expressive, gestural, movement, abstract, flora, oil painting, beigeBlossoms of Abstraction, II...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Echoes of Bloom, II, Abstract Oil Painting
Echoes of Bloom, II, Abstract Oil Painting

Echoes of Bloom, II, Abstract Oil Painting

By Ronda Waiksnis

Located in San Francisco, CA

Words that describe this painting: floral, botanical, muted, flower, palette knife, abstract, flora, oil painting, beigeEchoes of Bloom, IIRonda WaiksnisOil painting on paperVarnishe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"What's The Story", An Original Thickly Textured Abstract Painting
"What's The Story", An Original Thickly Textured Abstract Painting

"What's The Story", An Original Thickly Textured Abstract Painting

By Teodora Guererra

Located in Westport, CT

The artist builds the composition with dynamic palette knife strokes layered in a rhythmic, sweeping motion that fills the canvas with movement and texture.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Breath of Antarctica Oil Painting Original Art
Breath of Antarctica Oil Painting Original Art

Breath of Antarctica Oil Painting Original Art

By Olga Nikitina

Located in Zofingen, AG

Meadow Painting, African Painting, African landscape, Impasto Painting, Original Art, Palette Knife Art

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Chemin Vers la Montagne (Way to the Mountain)
Chemin Vers la Montagne (Way to the Mountain)

Chemin Vers la Montagne (Way to the Mountain)

By Marcel Demagny

Located in Atlanta, GA

Demagny allows his emotions to guide him along the canvas, stating, “I have reached my current style, which is now well established, working by layering colors with the palette knife...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paysage (Open Terrain)
Paysage (Open Terrain)

Marcel DemagnyPaysage (Open Terrain)

$3,800

H 31 in W 31 in D 2 in

Paysage (Open Terrain)

By Marcel Demagny

Located in Atlanta, GA

Demagny allows his emotions to guide him along the canvas, stating, “I have reached my current style, which is now well established, working by layering colors with the palette knife...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cranes at Dawn Original oil painting
Cranes at Dawn Original oil painting

Cranes at Dawn Original oil painting

By Oxana Shimanchuk

Located in Zofingen, AG

Wide, whimsical and spontaneous impasto strokes with a palette knife and brush using restrained almost monochrome colour combinations highlight the grace of the forms of these amazin...

Category

2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Swallowtail, Oil Painting
Swallowtail, Oil Painting

Karen BartonSwallowtail, Oil Painting, 2025

$1,100

H 16 in W 16 in D 1.6 in

Swallowtail, Oil Painting

By Karen Barton

Located in San Francisco, CA

Using both brushwork and a palette knife, she manipulates the paint to create contrasting colors and textures.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing
George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing

George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing

Located in Harkstead, GB

This very striking image shows the artist at the absolute peak of his ability and paying homage to his great inspiration, Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, with superb brushwork and palet...

Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Midnight Metropolis - Head In The Clouds, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Midnight Metropolis - Head In The Clouds, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Midnight Metropolis - Head In The Clouds, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Its been about 4 years since my last cityscape painting I love creating Cityscapes with a little abstract twist This is a heavily textured painting I created this piece using ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Miami. USA - Abstract Coastal Landscape in Impressionist Style (60x100 cm)
Miami. USA - Abstract Coastal Landscape in Impressionist Style (60x100 cm)

Miami. USA - Abstract Coastal Landscape in Impressionist Style (60x100 cm)

By Iryna Kastsova

Located in Zofingen, AG

Summer landscape: ocean, waves, sunny beach, palm trees, beach, sunny day, romance, impressionism, realism, water, painting, sea foam, sea wave, beach, flowers, sea travel, sky, Flor...

Category

2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Looking for Sunshine, Oil Painting
Looking for Sunshine, Oil Painting

Looking for Sunshine, Oil Painting

By Karen Barton

Located in San Francisco, CA

Using both brushwork and a palette knife, she manipulates the paint to create contrasting colors and textures.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Whispers of Blue, Oil Painting
Whispers of Blue, Oil Painting

Whispers of Blue, Oil Painting

By Karen Barton

Located in San Francisco, CA

Using both brushwork and a palette knife, she manipulates the paint to create contrasting colors and textures.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Amarillo, Abstract  library, Oil textured paint Expressionism, Geometric, Modern
Amarillo, Abstract  library, Oil textured paint Expressionism, Geometric, Modern

Amarillo, Abstract library, Oil textured paint Expressionism, Geometric, Modern

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

The juxtaposition evokes notions of contrast—memory and presence, silence and illumination. Using only a palette knife, Dumont builds thick, nuanced layers of oil paint that give ea...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Camaieu
Camaieu

Marcel DemagnyCamaieu

$2,500

H 24 in W 24 in D 2 in

Camaieu

By Marcel Demagny

Located in Atlanta, GA

Demagny allows his emotions to guide him along the canvas, stating, “I have reached my current style, which is now well established, working by layering colors with the palette knife...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Yellow Field, Original Painting
Yellow Field, Original Painting

Yellow Field, Original Painting

By Janet Dyer

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist CommentsUsing a palette knife, artist Janet Dyer paints a rural landscape in rich, jewel-like tones.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Bouquet
Bouquet

Marcel DemagnyBouquet

$2,500

H 24 in W 24 in D 2 in

Bouquet

By Marcel Demagny

Located in Atlanta, GA

Demagny allows his emotions to guide him along the canvas, stating, “I have reached my current style, which is now well established, working by layering colors with the palette knife...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Self Portrait
Self Portrait

Sir John Kiffin WilliamsSelf Portrait, 1969

$1,744

H 28 in W 24 in D 2.5 in

Self Portrait

Located in Douglas, Isle of Man

Rather than traditional brushes, he preferred using a flexible palette knife to apply thick, heavy layers of oil paint (impasto) directly onto the canvas.

Category

1960s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

A New Dawn, Original Painting
A New Dawn, Original Painting

A New Dawn, Original Painting

By Karen Barton

Located in San Francisco, CA

Using both brushwork and a palette knife, she manipulates the paint to create contrasting colors and textures.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Passing By, Original Painting
Passing By, Original Painting

Passing By, Original Painting

By Karen Barton

Located in San Francisco, CA

Using both brushwork and a palette knife, she manipulates the paint to create contrasting colors and textures.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Promise of Spring - Acrylic Abstract Impressionist Flower Painting
Promise of Spring - Acrylic Abstract Impressionist Flower Painting

Promise of Spring - Acrylic Abstract Impressionist Flower Painting

By Filomena Booth

Located in Boston, MA

Promise of Spring 30.0 x 30.0 x 1.5, 7.0 lbs Acrylic on canvas Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "This original, abstract impressionist palette knife floral painting is ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Zen Garden - bright, floral, impasto, abstract expressionist, acrylic on canvas
Zen Garden - bright, floral, impasto, abstract expressionist, acrylic on canvas

Zen Garden - bright, floral, impasto, abstract expressionist, acrylic on canvas

By Adam Cohen

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Cohen likes to cut into wet paint with a palette knife to create visible texture. Pink, lemon, green, and blue flower petals overlap one another in a luscious visual display. “… I l...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

It's  a Jungle Out There
It's  a Jungle Out There

Alina O'DwyerIt's a Jungle Out There, 2022

$1,800

H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in

It's a Jungle Out There

By Alina O'Dwyer

Located in Zofingen, AG

This painting, created with oil on canvas using a palette knife technique, measures 80 x 80 cm. It's not just a decorative piece for your home; it's a window into the raw beauty and ...

Category

2010s Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Richmond Morning, London Cityscape, London Architecture, Paintings of Bridges
Richmond Morning, London Cityscape, London Architecture, Paintings of Bridges

Richmond Morning, London Cityscape, London Architecture, Paintings of Bridges

Located in Deddington, GB

It was created using acrylic mediums with granular additives such as marble dust using a palette knife. A limited palette including magenta and cobalt blue was then applied in layers...

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Hidden Hearts - Dreamy Color Drenched Textured Impasto Figurative Painting
Hidden Hearts - Dreamy Color Drenched Textured Impasto Figurative Painting

Hidden Hearts - Dreamy Color Drenched Textured Impasto Figurative Painting

By Ekaterina Ermilkina

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ermilkina carefully adds thick cube-like dots of oil paint with a palette knife in distinct patterns onto the surface, adding an intricate three-dimensional texture to her oil painti...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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