Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Artist Comments
A group of large sea lions emerges above calm sea waters just south of Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. “The great thing about marine mammals swimming aroun...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Benjamin Thomas paints an impressionist view of a man walking his dog, casting shadows on the pavement. The pup dons a red winter coat as he treads the s...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Paper
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Jeff Fleming describes his painting style as kinetic impressionism. In this piece, a beagle triumphantly retrieves a stick thrown into the ocean. Jeff started the piece with a pencil sketch on the canvas, then with gloved hands, he applied oil paint using his fingers. Details were later added using brushes. Once these layers of paint dried, he moved the piece to his studio floor. "At this point, I whisked paint in random but authoritative strokes - a speckling technique which replicates water splashing."
About the Artist
Artist Jeff Fleming uses fingerpainting to create exuberant portraits of dogs. Growing up in Southern California, Jeff was first introduced to fingerpainting in kindergarten. He painted through high school and college and won several art awards, including Best of Show in a city wide student competition. After graduating with a degree in journalism and advertising, he went to work as an art director. For the next 40 years, he created print, radio and television ads for a number of top agencies. "After retiring in 2019, the clouds of stress and pressure cleared and allowed me to set my creative energy free," says Jeff. He began developing new techniques focused on the excitement and energy of painting. Today, he uses a variety of methods and tools, including fingerpainting wearing nitrile gloves, traditional paint brushes, bamboo shish kebab sticks, kite string, spraypaint and splattering. While working, Jeff always listens to music, including Broadway musicals, dance music and rhythmic Hawaiian tunes.
Words that describe this painting: beagle, dog, pet, impressionism, Iris Scott...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Mixed Media, Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Board
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Mixed Media, Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Board
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Oil, Ink, Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Mixed Media, Board, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Cotton Canvas
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Raw Linen, Acrylic, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Panel, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Brian McCarty presents a view of five wild geese lined up by a river bank. He paints the scene with an impressionistic approach, using light and loose br...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Panel, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Mary Pratt paints a surreal expressionist habitat surrounding a brightly colored bird perched on a branch. She believes birds are earthly showstoppers and captures them as such. These animals enhance our lives by encouraging us to pause and observe. "Oh look, there goes a beautiful bird—I always stop to look," says Mary.
About the Artist
Mary Pratt, a Georgia...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Sally Adams shares an image of a chocolate labrador puppy frolicking in the field. Her affinity for animals continues with thi...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Sally Adams exhibits a flock of birds perching on a telephone wire. "I find synchronicity and signs in numbers, symbols, and a...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Sally Adams paints a lone brown horse on a verdant landscape. She draws inspiration from the wild ponies on the islands off th...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Metal
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Metal
Artist Comments
Artist Paula Martino displays three heritage turkeys standing in front of a barn. She paints a calm lake surrounded by trees in the...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
"This longhorn was located at a ranch in Southern Colorado," shares artist Heather Foster. "I am always amazed by longhorns because I expect them to be clumsy i...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Heather Foster paints a pair of horses along a road that leads to the Galisteo Dam in New Mexico. "The light was amazing at that time of day," recalls Heather. She combines hues that accentuate the cool shadows and warm colors that were quickly fading with the sun. Masterful plays of shadow and light rule this outback acrylic piece.
About the Artist
Artist Heather Foster captures an enduring image of the West. She paints the dramatic landscapes and stalwart animals she encounters on her adventures to ranches and rodeos. Heather says she has always known she wanted to be an artist. As a child, she spent her weekends and summers riding the bus into Philadelphia to attend art classes at Philadelphia College of Art, Moore College of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Over the years, she's moved around the country quite a bit and done many jobs - everything from driving a pedicab (a giant tricycle that transports passengers) to art restoration and conservation (for one project, she unstretched and then restretched a $17 million painting that would not fit through the door of the buyer's house). The one constant though, no matter where she lived or what side jobs she held, she always made space and time to paint. Today, she works from a home studio in Santa Fe...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Sherri Aldawood shares her fascination with light by using highly contrasting colors. In this piece, she makes elegant Koi fishes her subjects. The symbo...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Gold, Silver, Gold Leaf
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Heather Foster paints an impressionist portrait of a brown horse. She takes inspiration from a colt she witnessed at Bishop's Lodge, a small complex on the outskirts of Santa Fe...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic