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Boundless Spring. Medium size abstract painting, floral, soft colors, dyptich
Boundless Spring. Medium size abstract painting, floral, soft colors, dyptich

Boundless Spring. Medium size abstract painting, floral, soft colors, dyptich

By Tatiana Hellum

Located in Oslo, NO

Her intuitive technique — combining palette knife, glazing, and transparent layering — bridges precision and spontaneity, resulting in works that feel both dynamic and contemplative.

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Floating Memories. Small abstract painting, blue, mint, grey, expressionism
Floating Memories. Small abstract painting, blue, mint, grey, expressionism

Floating Memories. Small abstract painting, blue, mint, grey, expressionism

By Tatiana Hellum

Located in Oslo, NO

Her intuitive technique — combining palette knife, glazing, and transparent layering — bridges precision and spontaneity, resulting in works that feel both dynamic and contemplative.

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Tower Bridge - London cityscape impressionism painting -  contemporary art
Tower Bridge - London cityscape impressionism painting -  contemporary art

Tower Bridge - London cityscape impressionism painting - contemporary art

By Marek Krumpar

Located in London, Chelsea

While his current work leans primarily towards impressionism, Krumpár has experimented with a wide range of approaches — from classical brushwork to bold palette knife painting on bl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Echoes of What We Keep. Oversized abstract painting, brown, ochre, expressionism
Echoes of What We Keep. Oversized abstract painting, brown, ochre, expressionism

Echoes of What We Keep. Oversized abstract painting, brown, ochre, expressionism

By Tatiana Hellum

Located in Oslo, NO

Her intuitive technique — combining palette knife, glazing, and transparent layering — bridges precision and spontaneity, resulting in works that feel both dynamic and contemplative.

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Rose Bush III"  extra large painting on canvas, rose garden, flowers, rose
"Rose Bush III"  extra large painting on canvas, rose garden, flowers, rose

"Rose Bush III" extra large painting on canvas, rose garden, flowers, rose

By Anastassia Skopp 1

Located in Zofingen, AG

The piece evokes the gentle rhythm of nature — as if sunlight and breeze were passing through a flowering bush. Using a palette knife, the artist creates richly textured petals and l...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Roebourne Daybreak - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting

Roebourne Daybreak - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting

By Joost Verhagen

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

With simple tools, only brush, palette knife and mostly acrylic paint on linen, he wants to transform the image into something fascinating, surreal or alienating.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Bridge E34- 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting
Bridge E34- 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting

Bridge E34- 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting

By Joost Verhagen

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

With simple tools, only brush, palette knife and mostly acrylic paint on linen, he wants to transform the image into something fascinating, surreal or alienating.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dog Rose  - original realism landscape oil painting - contemporary artwork
Dog Rose  - original realism landscape oil painting - contemporary artwork

Dog Rose - 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

Teal Drift  - original realism landscape oil painting - contemporary artwork
Teal Drift  - original realism landscape oil painting - contemporary artwork

Teal Drift - 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, Acrylic

Faraid Head IV – Bold Semi-Abstract Coastal Painting, Modern Art
Faraid Head IV – Bold Semi-Abstract Coastal Painting, Modern Art

Faraid Head IV – Bold Semi-Abstract Coastal Painting, Modern Art

By Donald Hamilton Fraser

Located in London, GB

He adored the expressive nature of paint and the striking juxtaposition of primary colours, often layering them onto the canvas with a palette knife to produce an almost collage-like...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Amanda Horvath, Forest Sky Light, Original Woodland Painting, Affordable Art
Amanda Horvath, Forest Sky Light, Original Woodland Painting, Affordable Art

Amanda Horvath, Forest Sky Light, Original Woodland Painting, Affordable Art

By Amanda Horvath

Located in Deddington, GB

From these beginnings I work intuitively, painting some base layers with a brush and then impasto techniques layer on layer applied with a palette knife. Harnessing optical mixing te...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Amanda Horvath, Reaching for the Light, Original Woodland Painting
Amanda Horvath, Reaching for the Light, Original Woodland Painting

Amanda Horvath, Reaching for the Light, Original Woodland Painting

By Amanda Horvath

Located in Deddington, GB

From these beginnings I work intuitively, painting some base layers with a brush and then impasto techniques layer on layer applied with a palette knife. Harnessing optical mixing te...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Amanda Horvath, Moonlight Phantasy, Contemporary Woodland Painting
Amanda Horvath, Moonlight Phantasy, Contemporary Woodland Painting

Amanda Horvath, Moonlight Phantasy, Contemporary Woodland Painting

By Amanda Horvath

Located in Deddington, GB

From these beginnings I work intuitively, painting some base layers with a brush and then impasto techniques layer on layer applied with a palette knife. Harnessing optical mixing te...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sunlight Woods, original landscape painting, contemporary art
Sunlight Woods, original landscape painting, contemporary art

Sunlight Woods, original landscape painting, contemporary art

By Amanda Horvath

Located in Deddington, GB

I use impasto techniques applied with a palette knife in multi layers, which creates a contemporary painting and if you look closely you can see the first layers applied in places.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Pink Blossom Shimmer, Contemporary Woodland Painting, Pink and Green Forest Art
Pink Blossom Shimmer, Contemporary Woodland Painting, Pink and Green Forest Art

Pink Blossom Shimmer, Contemporary Woodland Painting, Pink and Green Forest Art

Located in Deddington, GB

From these beginnings I work intuitively, painting some base layers with a brush and then impasto techniques layer on layer applied with a palette knife. Harnessing optical mixing te...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Palm Tree  Frenchman's Beach   Impressionism  Oil on Panel 12" x 9"  $4000
The Palm Tree  Frenchman's Beach   Impressionism  Oil on Panel 12" x 9"  $4000

The Palm Tree Frenchman's Beach Impressionism Oil on Panel 12" x 9" $4000

By Nelson H. White

Located in Houston, TX

The artist has a unique style that he developed in studying under the masters in Italy. The use of the palette knife is seen in many of his Italian landscape paintings.

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Colourful Abstract Landscape of the Hudson River, Signed Acrylic on Canvas 2021
Colourful Abstract Landscape of the Hudson River, Signed Acrylic on Canvas 2021

Colourful Abstract Landscape of the Hudson River, Signed Acrylic on Canvas 2021

By Angela Wakefield

Located in Preston, GB

The artist's distinctive approach combines contemporary abstraction with the enduring traditions of landscape painting. Bold palette knife textures, expressive mark making and subtle...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Once Upon A Time
Once Upon A Time

Once Upon A Time

By Naomi Oyeniyi

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Her technique involves the meticulous layering of colors using a palette knife, resulting in fractured lines that coalesce into figurative subjects. she painstakingly attends to deta...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Point Cabrillo Light Station, Mendocino
Point Cabrillo Light Station, Mendocino

Point Cabrillo Light Station, Mendocino

Located in San Francisco, CA

While her talent crossed a variety of media, she was best known for her plein air work in landscapes with a palette knife. Hope also taught private lessons and group seminars and cla...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Le Marché à Martigues" Colorful Impressionist view of Market Scene Oil Painting
"Le Marché à Martigues" Colorful Impressionist view of Market Scene Oil Painting

"Le Marché à Martigues" Colorful Impressionist view of Market Scene Oil Painting

By André Roubaud

Located in New York, NY

Also with the use of a palette knife, Roubaud is able to move the thick paint around his canvas, therefore creating a strong texture, giving the painting such a depth, that as a view...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Anita’s Garden. Medium-sized abstract painting, floral, textured, soft blues
Anita’s Garden. Medium-sized abstract painting, floral, textured, soft blues

Anita’s Garden. Medium-sized abstract painting, floral, textured, soft blues

By Tatiana Hellum

Located in Oslo, NO

Her intuitive technique — combining palette knife, glazing, and transparent layering — bridges precision and spontaneity, resulting in works that feel both dynamic and contemplative.

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

In The City Today - Original Soft Textural City Oil Painting
In The City Today - Original Soft Textural City Oil Painting

In The City Today - Original Soft Textural City Oil 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

Poolside 5: Abstract Figurative Oil Painting, Signed, 30x60 cm
Poolside 5: Abstract Figurative Oil Painting, Signed, 30x60 cm

Poolside 5: Abstract Figurative Oil Painting, Signed, 30x60 cm

By Iryna Yermolova

Located in London, Chelsea

The artist is more likely to reach for a palette knife than her brushes and enjoys experimenting with texture and mixed media.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"HOUSES ON THE HILLS" CATALONIA SPAIN. DATED 1981
"HOUSES ON THE HILLS" CATALONIA SPAIN. DATED 1981

"HOUSES ON THE HILLS" CATALONIA SPAIN. DATED 1981

By Jose Vives-Atsara

Located in San Antonio, TX

Jose Vives-Atsara (1919-2004) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 24 x 30 Frame Size: 34 x 39 Medium: Oil Applied by Palette Knife Dated 1981 "Houses on the Hills" , Catalonia, Spain Biog...

Category

1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Autumn Northsea 3 - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting
Autumn Northsea 3 - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting

Autumn Northsea 3 - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting

By Joost Verhagen

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

With simple tools, only brush, palette knife and mostly acrylic paint on linen, he wants to transform the image into something fascinating, surreal or alienating.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Autumn Northsea 1 - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting
Autumn Northsea 1 - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting

Autumn Northsea 1 - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting

By Joost Verhagen

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

With simple tools, only brush, palette knife and mostly acrylic paint on linen, he wants to transform the image into something fascinating, surreal or alienating.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Autumn Northsea 2 - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting
Autumn Northsea 2 - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting

Autumn Northsea 2 - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting

By Joost Verhagen

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

With simple tools, only brush, palette knife and mostly acrylic paint on linen, he wants to transform the image into something fascinating, surreal or alienating.

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Oostdijk Silence 1 - 21st Century Contemporary seascape painting
Oostdijk Silence 1 - 21st Century Contemporary seascape painting

Oostdijk Silence 1 - 21st Century Contemporary seascape painting

By Joost Verhagen

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

With simple tools, only brush, palette knife and mostly acrylic paint on linen, he wants to transform the image into something fascinating, surreal or alienating.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Hex-2, Original Signed Contemporary Colorful Geometric Abstract Grid Painting
Hex-2, Original Signed Contemporary Colorful Geometric Abstract Grid Painting

Hex-2, Original Signed Contemporary Colorful Geometric Abstract Grid Painting

By Lindsay Hall

Located in Boston, MA

Following a loose and subtly undulating grid pattern, colors flow into one another, creating striking pairings and color groups. Use of a palette knife to apply each color, without c...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Ste. Victoire" Colorful Impressionist view of Sainte-Victoire Mountain Painting
"Ste. Victoire" Colorful Impressionist view of Sainte-Victoire Mountain Painting

"Ste. Victoire" Colorful Impressionist view of Sainte-Victoire Mountain Painting

By André Roubaud

Located in New York, NY

Also with the use of a palette knife, Roubaud is able to move the thick paint around his canvas, therefore creating a strong texture, giving the painting such a depth, that as a view...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Sunset In A Pink Day - Vibrant Red Impasto Oil Painting
Sunset In A Pink Day - Vibrant Red Impasto Oil Painting

Sunset In A Pink Day - Vibrant Red Impasto Oil 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

Dreamy Day - Colorful Impasto Abstract City Scene Textural Oil Painting
Dreamy Day - Colorful Impasto Abstract City Scene Textural Oil Painting

Dreamy Day - Colorful Impasto Abstract City Scene Textural Oil 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

Colorful Afternoon - Vibrant Impasto Oil Painting
Colorful Afternoon - Vibrant Impasto Oil Painting

Colorful Afternoon - Vibrant Impasto Oil 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

A Skyline's Tale - Original Oil Painting
A Skyline's Tale - Original Oil Painting

A Skyline's Tale - Original Oil 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

Happy Afternoon - Abstract Textural Oil Painting on Canvas, Colorful Art, 16x16
Happy Afternoon - Abstract Textural Oil Painting on Canvas, Colorful Art, 16x16

Happy Afternoon - Abstract Textural Oil Painting on Canvas, Colorful Art, 16x16

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

Rainy Day Reflections - Original Colorful Vibrant Textural Abstract Oil Painting
Rainy Day Reflections - Original Colorful Vibrant Textural Abstract Oil Painting

Rainy Day Reflections - Original Colorful Vibrant Textural Abstract Oil 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

Save Haven 7 - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting
Save Haven 7 - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting

Save Haven 7 - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting

By Joost Verhagen

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

With simple tools, only brush, palette knife and mostly acrylic paint on linen, he wants to transform the image into something fascinating, surreal or alienating.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sunset Moments - Tall Vibrant Impasto Oil Painting
Sunset Moments - Tall Vibrant Impasto Oil Painting

Sunset Moments - Tall Vibrant Impasto Oil 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

Sunset Reverie - Tall Vibrant Red Impasto Oil Painting
Sunset Reverie - Tall Vibrant Red Impasto Oil Painting

Sunset Reverie - Tall Vibrant Red Impasto Oil 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

Save Haven 6 - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting
Save Haven 6 - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting

Save Haven 6 - 21st Century Contemporary landscape painting

By Joost Verhagen

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

With simple tools, only brush, palette knife and mostly acrylic paint on linen, he wants to transform the image into something fascinating, surreal or alienating.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

City in Motion - Original Vibrant Colorufl Impasto Oil Painting
City in Motion - Original Vibrant Colorufl Impasto Oil Painting

City in Motion - Original Vibrant Colorufl Impasto Oil 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

Hazy Sky - Original Abstract Landscape Oil Cityscape Painting
Hazy Sky - Original Abstract Landscape Oil Cityscape Painting

Hazy Sky - Original Abstract Landscape Oil Cityscape 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

Tower Bridge - London cityscape impressionism painting -  contemporary artwork
Tower Bridge - London cityscape impressionism painting -  contemporary artwork

Tower Bridge - London cityscape impressionism painting - contemporary artwork

By Marek Krumpar

Located in London, Chelsea

While his current work leans primarily towards impressionism, Krumpár has experimented with a wide range of approaches — from classical brushwork to bold palette knife painting on bl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jam City - Original Abstract Landscape Oil Painting Cityscape on Canvas
Jam City - Original Abstract Landscape Oil Painting Cityscape on Canvas

Jam City - Original Abstract Landscape Oil Painting Cityscape on Canvas

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

City Today  -  Original Oil Painting
City Today  -  Original Oil Painting

City Today - Original Oil 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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