Vertical Art
16th Century Old Masters Paintings
Oil
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Archival Pigment
1960s Modern Abstract Prints
Lithograph
Artist Comments
The club was a whirl of sound and motion around midnight. At two in the morning, the crowd has gone, but a horn player remains in a quiet corner, unwilling to l...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mixed Media
Mixed Media
1950s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Oil
1940s Cubist Abstract Prints
Ink, Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Screen
1970s Contemporary Animal Prints
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Lithograph
Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Conceptual Nude Photography
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art
Resin, Vinyl
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Prints and Multiples
Etching
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Etching
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Egg Tempera, Board
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Oil, Panel
1890s English School Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Expressionist Landscape Prints
Lithograph
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
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 More Art
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
1960s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples
Lithograph
1810s Old Masters Landscape Prints
Etching, Aquatint
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Color Pencil, Ink, Watercolor
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Oil
1990s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Etching
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Oil
1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Lithograph
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
1980s Surrealist More Prints
Lithograph
Early 20th Century English School Landscape Prints
Handmade Paper, Etching, Drypoint
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Pop Art More Art
Metal
2010s Abstract Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Illustration Board
1970s Minimalist Abstract Prints
Etching
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Offset
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Oil





