Layering painting

Joshua Miels

Artist Jane Ironside (of IronsideImpastos) paints flowers that literally pop off the page. Utilizing a distinct impasto style involving layers that

Colorado-based artist Thomas Evans, aka Detour, creates fantastic ‘shadow box’ portraits by grouping objects and layers to create dramatic visual results.

'Van Gogh's Vista' is an original oil painting on gallery wrap stretched canvas by Lisa Elley. With the help of Lisa's palette knives, the California coastline comes to life with an expressive touch and a Van Gogh inspired vibe. The palette knife layers thick strokes that accentuate the rugged waves, invoking a sense of movement and energy. The colorful cliffs and glowing energy of the sunset sky also comes alive, finished with Lisa's signature lush and thickly textured flowers in the…

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Artist Michael Frank Peterson hand paints landscapes, figures or animals onto multiple layers of glass to create a three-dimensional scene.

Almost every new work, I start with children: they help me work on the initial layer of the painting. For me, it’s a technical layer, and for them, it’s an opportunity to contribute to creating something great and important. They sense my trust in them and are happy to be involved in my work 💔

Featured artwork - Dyad I: an original artwork by artist Corné Eksteen. Featuring detailed descriptions and information on this original artwork.

This video shows the process of how I created the first few layers of my painting. For the painting shown in the video, I used bits of fabric in which I painted over. Watch as I show you the process of how I bring life to the surface.