Shannon Amidon is an artist based in Portland, Oregon, whose artwork is made with encaustic like molten beeswax and collaged vintage paper. She uses materials that evoke a sense of nostalgia, such as old letters, maps, book pages and report cards, which she finds at antique stores or estate sales. By repurposing ephemeral materials, she gives each piece a history beyond itself and adds to the personal nature of the art. She also makes her eco-friendly encaustic and oils. “The environment is very important to me, so I use natural earth pigments,” says Amidon. Her love of nature comes across in the motifs she selects, hinting at both the wonder and delicacy of the cycle of life.
The Turning Sea, Original Painting
By Shannon Amidon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A radial arrangement of seahorses unfurls from the central point of this mixed media encaustic work, evoking both a compass and a living tide. Suspended in laye...
Encaustic
Dandelion, Original Painting
By Shannon Amidon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Through delicate detail and organic textures, artist Shannon Amidon captures the beauty of a dandelion in full bloom. Vibrant yellow petals and deep green lea...
Mixed Media
Marine Botanica, Original Painting
By Shannon Amidon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This encaustic artwork is a meditation on ocean plant life, created with molten beeswax, pigment, and crushed gemstones. Marine botanicals radiate in a circular...
Encaustic
Lotus Moon, Original Painting
By Shannon Amidon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Lotus flowers bloom from a crescent moon. Their delicate pink petals and green leaves contrast with the textured background, evoking a sense of tranquility an...
Mixed Media
Lilac, Original Painting
By Shannon Amidon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A delicate lilac blooms beside a vibrant swallowtail butterfly, capturing a serene moment in nature. Artist Shannon Amidon embedded crushed amethyst into the ...
Mixed Media
Dara Queen Anne's Lace, Original Painting
By Shannon Amidon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Buzzing bees hover around purple-toned Dara Queen Anne's lace flowers. Soft layers of wax, crushed rainbow tourmaline, and translucent texture bring a dreamli...
Mixed Media
Hops, Original Painting
By Shannon Amidon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Lush, cascading hop vines drape from the top of this dreamy, layered composition, evoking the abundance of late summer and the quiet alchemy of growth. Hops mer...
Mixed Media
Forrest Floor, Original Painting
By Shannon Amidon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A delicate tangle of fern fronds and forest ephemera rests gently atop a richly layered encaustic background, evoking the quiet mystery of a shaded woodland flo...
Mixed Media
Sepia Dreams, Original Painting
By Shannon Amidon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The artwork captures the fleeting beauty of nature through delicate butterflies, earthy tones, and rich copper accents. Layers of encaustic wax create a sense...
Mixed Media
Bittersweet Nightshade, Original Painting
By Shannon Amidon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Deep purple flowers and red berries emerge from a nightshade plant. The wax-infused background adds a smooth texture and natural elegance to this botanical en...
Encaustic
False Hellebore, Original Painting
By Shannon Amidon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A tall green stalk with lush leaves and delicate flowers stands against a softly textured background. Intricate botanical diagrams and scribbled notes add bot...
Mixed Media
$2,775Sale Price|25% Off
H 39.38 in W 47.25 in
Series "Horses", 100x120 cm, acrylic on canvas
By Majnun
Located in Yerevan, AM
Series "Horses", 100x120 cm, acrylic on canvas
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,300
H 35 in W 58 in
Soft Skies - Original Abstract Oceanscape Painting on Canvas with Gold Leaf
By Charlotte Elizabeth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charlotte Elizabeth has been working with paint professionally for over fifteen years. Elizabeth’s training in theatre design preceded a busy career as a Theatrical Scenic Artist in ...
Gold Leaf
$2,625
H 29 in W 29 in
Gentle Shores - Original Abstract Oceanscape Painting on Canvas with Gold Leaf
By Charlotte Elizabeth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charlotte Elizabeth has been working with paint professionally for over fifteen years. Elizabeth’s training in theatre design preceded a busy career as a Theatrical Scenic Artist in ...
Gold Leaf
$6,100
H 49 in W 67 in
Whisper - Large Scale Original Pastel Tone Oceanscape Sunset Painting on Canvas
By Charlotte Elizabeth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charlotte Elizabeth has been working with paint professionally for over fifteen years. Elizabeth’s training in theatre design preceded a busy career as a Theatrical Scenic Artist in ...
Gold Leaf
Sand & Sea
By Michael David
Located in Phoenix, AZ
encaustic on panel b. 1954, Reno Nevada Michael David is best known for his use of encaustic on large abstract paintings. A practitioner of Abstract Expressionism, David layers bees...
Wood, Wax, Encaustic, Oil
Herbarium
By Olafur Eliasson
Located in London, GB
Olafur Eliasson Herbarium, 2021 Dried and pressed Nympheas Ellisiana water lilies (Latour-Marliac) on Lanaquarelle hand-made3250 paper 300gm, framed varnished with day and fluorescent paint...
Mixed Media
Flowers from you, 110x150 cm, acrylic on canvas
By Majnun
Located in Yerevan, AM
Flowers from you, 110x150 cm, acrylic on canvas
Canvas, Acrylic
Bearbrick 400% & 100% figures (Salvador Dali MoMa BE@RBRICK)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Salvador Dali Bearbrick 400% (Salvador Dali MoMa BE@RBRICK): This collaboration between MoMA and BE@RBRICK features the famous bear figure printed with the classic surrealist art of ...
Resin, Vinyl
Please, don't look, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Elena Done
Located in Yardley, PA
Please, don’t look. I’m not offering you this moment. I’m not hiding — I’m just not performing. ? I turn away, and in that gesture, I become mine again. Please, D...
Oil
All Good Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
By Michael David
Located in Phoenix, AZ
encaustic on panel b. 1954, Reno Nevada Michael David is best known for his use of encaustic on large abstract paintings. A practitioner of Abstract Expressionism, David layers bees...
Wax, Encaustic, Wood Panel, Oil
$6,200
H 50 in W 74 in
Etnografica 30, Contemporary Mixed Media on Canvas, 50x74 in, Unframed
By Kim Fonder
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kim Fonder, ETNOGRAFICA 30, Mixed Media on Canvas, 50.00 X 74.00 in, $6,200.00, Brown Blue, White, Abstract, contemporary, fine art Kim Fonder loves texture and touch. Her paintings...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$2,175
H 10 in W 8 in D 0.5 in
Dinner Party, Diptych, 3 Paintings, Still Life 8"x10" Each, White Plates
By Andrea Stajan-Ferkul
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
“People who love to eat are always the best people.” Julia Child This group of three still life painting puts the spotlight on the dinner plate, a big part of our everyday lives. Emp...
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
Hiraeth, Original Painting
By Shannon Amidon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A warm garden scene in a vintage aesthetic, with a variety of flowers and grasses springing up from the soil. "Hiraeth is a Welsh word that means longing for ...
Encaustic