Continental US - Paintings
1930s Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Oil, Board
Artist Comments
A two-story red barn and a small shed sit quietly on the land. Sunlight washes over the landscape while a shadowed path leads through the scene. Autumn trees pr...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
1860s American Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Paintings
Paper, Gouache
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
20th Century Realist Continental US - Paintings
Oil
1950s Abstract Continental US - Paintings
Oil
1840s Victorian Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Paintings
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Other Medium, Permanent Marker
Artist Comments
Artist Sarah Parsons paints a colorful abstract in expressive colors and dynamic painterly strokes. Deep shades of royal blue diverge from a dreamy haze of po...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Continental US - Paintings
Oil
1940s American Modern Continental US - Paintings
Tempera, Board
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Oil, Panel
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Oil, Board
1880s Post-Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Oil, Stretcher Bars, Linen
1960s Abstract Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Continental US - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Continental US - Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Pencil
Artist Comments
A thickly textured palette knife painting of an old saguaro cactus standing against a blooming spring desert backdrop. "This painting was inspired by the incredible Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California," shares artist Lisa Elley. "It's where the Colorado and Mojave Deserts collide with amazing vistas and dazzling flowers."
About the Artist
Working almost exclusively with a palette knife, Lisa Elley maneuvers her artistic blade with an uncanny fluidity. Why paint only with the knife? She says, "when I paint with a brush, which I do occasionally, I tend to focus on the detail. With a palette knife I can't focus on the detail too much, so my paintings are looser, and more gestural, with bigger sweeps and strokes." This technique is called wet-on-wet. And it seems to be quite popular, as she has been bestowed the title "Knife Queen" by her facebook fans. Fun fact: Lisa's high school art teacher told her to study harder at math, as a career in art was "impossible."
Words that describe this painting: desert, Mojave, flowers, floral, spring, cactus, sun, mountains, sky, landscape, California, Joshua Tree, impressionism, landscape, western, representational, oil painting, purple
Desert Bloom...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Barbizon School Continental US - Paintings
Oil
1960s Expressionist Continental US - Paintings
Paper, Oil Crayon
Early 20th Century Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Oil
1930s Abstract Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Continental US - Paintings
Linen, Oil
1950s Modern Continental US - Paintings
Gouache, Laid Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1890s Hudson River School Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Contemporary Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1920s Continental US - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
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 Continental US - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Continental US - Paintings
Enamel
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Continental US - Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Paintings
Oil, Board, Mixed Media
Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero captures a sense of serenity, referencing a gentle river near his home. "Almost indistinguishable is the lone patient heron poised on a ...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
"Every fall season, I embark on a sojourn to the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains to soak in the changing fall colors of the birch and quaking aspens," says ar...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Mica
Early 1900s Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Linen, Wood, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
1970s Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Oil
Mid-19th Century Realist Continental US - Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1960s Contemporary Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1870s Victorian Continental US - Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1950s American Modern Continental US - Paintings
Masonite, Oil
Artist Comments
The Pavillon de Flore at the Louvre glows in the setting sun, its large windows catching the warm light. Ornate statues add to the building's timeless charm. ...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
A woman gazes sideways, her eyes twinkling. The black-and-white palette adds depth to her emotion. 1998–1999 marked a particularly tumultuous chapter for arti...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Paintings
Acrylic
1970s Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Casein
1760s Old Masters Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Naturalistic Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Continental US - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Continental US - Paintings
Canvas, Resin, Oil
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