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A eucalyptus tree stands sentinel along the edge of the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve, a beloved landmark on California’s central coast. Rendered in oil on a cradled wood panel, the composition invites viewers into a sunlit landscape where clouds drift above the calm Pacific Ocean. The brushwork conveys both the tranquility and vitality of this coastal haven, evoking the gentle warmth of a clear day and the timeless beauty of nature.
About the Artist
Artist Elizabeth Garat paints impressionist landscapes, seascapes, and scenes from her travels that reflect her deep connection to the natural world. “Exposure to nature early on planted the seed of landscape painting in me,†says Elizabeth. Raised between California and Colorado, she spent her formative years outdoors—exploring her grandfather’s sheep ranch, walking beaches with her grandmother, and discovering California Impressionism in the galleries of Laguna Beach. She later studied with noted photographer MacDuff Everton at UC Santa Barbara and trained in plein air painting with Maddine Insalaco and Joe Vinson in Italy. Elizabeth works from a bright studio converted from her home’s detached garage, complete with barn wood walls, a skylight, and a Dutch door...
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Oil
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Collage elements, paint drips, and poured paint form a dynamic abstract composition. A darker color palette adds depth and suspense. As part of an ongoing serie...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Gary J. Noland Jr. explores color and balance in this abstract piece. Deliberate pours, strokes, and drips create an interplay between control and sponta...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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A young woman turns in quiet reflection, her expression hinting at a disappointing New Year’s celebration. Rendered in monochrome tones, her white blouse and ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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A graceful and ethereal figure stands with her back to the viewer. Centered in the composition, the woman is clad in a voluminous, soft lavender-white gown that...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
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This piece honors the Polymita, also known as the Cuban painted snail, one of the world’s most beautiful and endangered snail species. Found only in Cuba, its...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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A couple stands outside a taco truck, inspired by a September evening on East 2nd Street in the East Village. Artist Nick Savides was drawn to their interaction...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
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Inspired by a quiet forest in Massachusetts, artist Robert Hofherr reimagines the scene with childlike charm and bold, stylized paintwork. Bright, lightly textu...
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Acrylic
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Artist Kent Sullivan captures the peaceful glow of early evening at a Colorado monument. Warm skies bathe the landscape in soft light, highlighting his admirati...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
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This contemporary oil painting explores the quiet poetry of interior spaces. With a carefully considered composition and layered brushwork, artist David Thelen ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Interior Paintings
Oil
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Focusing on the elegance of everyday design, artist David Thelen presents a contemporary interior as both personal and universal. Defined by clean lines, a subt...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Interior Paintings
Oil
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Artist Yamilet Sempe explores the spiritual journey toward love, connection, and inner truth. Her work reflects a search for the divine, inspired by the belief ...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Yamilet Sempe draws inspiration from the spiritual symbolism of goblins. Across many cultures, these magical forest dwellers are seen as guardians of nat...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Mixed Media
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Artist Yamilet Sempe draws inspiration from the Moon as a timeless symbol of feminine strength and intuition. Its gentle glow through darkness reflects the abil...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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This scene reflects Onelio Marrero’s love of antiques and collectibles. At its center, a man carefully examines a vintage painting, perhaps in search of a hid...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
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In this warm impressionist painting, artist Onelio Marrero captures his love of antiques and collectibles. He depicts the eclectic clutter of an antiques store ...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Oil
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A close-up view of plump red apples, their shiny skins catching the sunlight. Bright green leaves extend from the branches, framing the fruit in a lively contra...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
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In this seascape, artist Elizabeth Garat paints crashing waves against rust-colored cliffs. The late afternoon sun creates a dynamic interplay of warm and cool light, illuminating the rocks and surf along California’s central coast. Distant hills and coastline offer a tranquil backdrop to the vivid contrasts in the foreground.
About the Artist
Artist Elizabeth Garat paints impressionist landscapes, seascapes, and scenes from her travels that reflect her deep connection to the natural world. “Exposure to nature early on planted the seed of landscape painting in me,†says Elizabeth. Raised between California and Colorado, she spent her formative years outdoors—exploring her grandfather’s sheep ranch, walking beaches with her grandmother, and discovering California Impressionism in the galleries of Laguna Beach. She later studied with noted photographer MacDuff Everton at UC Santa Barbara and trained in plein air painting with Maddine Insalaco and Joe Vinson in Italy. Elizabeth works from a bright studio converted from her home’s detached garage, complete with barn wood walls, a skylight, and a Dutch door...
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Oil
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A sweeping landscape where rugged mesas rise beneath a vast, glowing sky. Layers of deep indigo and violet mountains fade into the distance, while golden and ...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
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A bowl of lemon rests on a wooden table, with a whole piece and a sliced half arranged below. A bird-patterned wallpaper in the background adds a layer of whims...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
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A vibrant still life depicts proteas bursting from a square vase and pansies blooming from two slender vases. Through the delicate interplay of pottery, flowers...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
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Dainty tulips bloom from a tall vase with their petals gently curling outward. A teacup and a bulbous vase sit nearby. Floral motifs adorn all the containers, w...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
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Pink and red roses bloom from a porcelain vase, while tomatoes overflow from a bowl below. A painting of a bug, framed in gold, hangs on a floral-themed wall. I...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
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Two trees stand under the sun and cast cool shadows onto the grass. The trunks and foliage catch the light, making the scene glow and feel alive. Painted with a...
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Acrylic
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The sun filters through a grove of trees, casting cool shadows on the ground. Brown, green, and pale green trunks provide varying visual points, creating quiet ...
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Acrylic
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An aerial view reveals a patchwork of farmland in the Midwest. A blue lake nestles among the green fields, mirroring the soft hues of the horizon. The compositi...
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Acrylic
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A windswept pine leans over a shimmering inlet, its roots gripping rocky terrain streaked with moss. Swirling clouds dance across the spring sky, echoing the mo...
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Oil
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A tranquil seascape captures the golden glow of sunset as it reflects across tidal pools and wet sand. Soft waves ripple toward the horizon, while distant islet...
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Oil
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A blue orb and orange blossoms anchor this modern abstract composition, where angular geometric lines contrast with loose, twisting brushwork. In this piece, ar...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Vibrant splashes of blue, orange, and yellow collide with red and black in this modern abstract painting. The composition reflects artist Yamilet Semple's belie...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
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Washes of orange and blue create a dreamlike landscape. A vivid red orb floats above, anchored to the ground by geometric lines and an inverted triangular struc...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
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A tall palm tree stands against an evening thunderhead, illuminated by the warm glow of the setting sun. Carefully blended colors capture the essence of the dra...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
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Orange swatches create a structure at the center of the composition. On top is a gray orb with a beam shooting from its center. Splatters of blue and black pain...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
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Soft transitions of tonal color create a cloud-like form in this modern abstract painting. Yellow and black provide contrast in the background, while a bold red...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
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The colors of the sky shifted quickly during an evening walk, prompting artist Benjamin Thomas to capture its marmalade appeal. Bright orange and pastel pink cl...
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Acrylic
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Sunbeams filter through dense cloud cover, illuminating the contours of mountainous terrain and water below. Inspired by the dramatic vistas of the Pacific Nort...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Shifting light reflects off wet sand and waves beneath a brooding sky, capturing the quiet drama of the coastline just before a storm. The composition draws the...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Mixed Media
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Bright sunlight sweeps across the landscape. Lush bushes and palm trees line the roadside, casting soft shadows below. Rolling hills rise on the horizon, hazy i...
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Acrylic
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A flower arrangement and a white pitcher rest on a table. A bowl of fruits rests between them while a book peeks from the corner. Behind the arrangement, a warm...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
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A blood moon glows softly against a brilliant night sky. A row of palm trees in the foreground reaches upward. Pale clouds drift and billow, adding a sense of c...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
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The full moon glows above palm trees, casting a gentle glow across billowing clouds tinged with orange and peach. Framed by silhouettes of palms rising, the squ...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
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While walking through the gardens of the Royal Alcázar in Seville, Spain, artist Sherri Aldawood encountered a woman sitting on the edge of a fountain. She cap...
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This painting vividly captures an old, abandoned farmhouse in disrepair, its weathered wood a testament to time. Beside it, a rickety outhouse leans, equally ne...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Interior Paintings
Acrylic
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A family eats dinner and talks about their day. The glowing, soft-focus background and amber palette evoke warmth, love, and perhaps nostalgia, while the styliz...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Oil
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Artist Tiffany Blaise captures the quiet drama of the West Coast shoreline at golden hour, when the shifting sky meets the glistening tide. Swirling brushstroke...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Thin, transparent layers of color create an abstract piece full of depth and movement. It represents the ideas, fears, and plans that occupy our minds. They shi...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
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Rich textures and warm, layered colors capture the quiet longing of winter. The thin coats of paint create glowing fields that evoke depth and warmth. This abst...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
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Vibrant colors spread across one half of this abstract composition, while a thin layer of black dominates the other. Depending on the viewer's perspective, the ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Dynamic colors create an abstract picture of an impending storm throwing a landscape into disarray. Artist Tim Engelhardt wrestled with this painting through mu...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Layers of color and textured gesso evoke the spaces we inhabit and pass through. Some feel familiar, some uncertain. Arches and entryways suggest moments of tra...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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A collage of papers, screen printer ink, and acrylic paint capture the land and seascapes of Acadia National Park. Artist Tim Engelhardt took inspiration from t...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Vibrant splashes and swirls of color fill a deep blue background. Inspired by the bedtime stories he once created with his daughter, artist Tim Engelhardt captu...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Abstract figures fill the composition and move deeper into the scene. They suggest that spirituality is not only a personal journey but also a shared connection...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Pieces of maps from an old atlas weave into the composition, symbolizing the search for clarity and purpose. The result is a fragmented cityscape filled with do...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
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Lush green palms border a lake, creating a serene afternoon scene. Lavender shades blend with coral and pink clouds, reflecting the warm glow of the setting sun...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
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The sun pierces through the morning mist, casting a warm, golden glow on the fields and meandering stream below. The aerial view captures the scale, depth, and ...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
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Bright vintage signs and a classic car frame a nostalgic drive-in scene centered around a hot dog meal. A fire hydrant in the foreground adds balace to the comp...
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An explosion of color forms a heart against a yellow-green background, capturing the thrill of love, life, and adventure. The piece radiates even more vividly u...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
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A charming vintage home nestles among rows of grapevines, surrounded by the golden and green hues of harvest season. Artist Catherine McCargar painted the scene...
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Watercolor
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A raccoon stands on a tree stump, playing music for a mischief of mice. Sunlight filters through the trees above and acts as a spotlight for the performance. Th...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Acrylic