Impasto is a popular painting technique that involves using unusually thick layers of paint that come out of the canvas. In this case, visible brushwork becomes another expressive means for an artist.

I really enjoy painting because once you're in the zone, you can just freely let the paintbrush go," says artist Amela Cikota ...

Titled Elimar and dated 1889, the thick impasto oil painting depicts a fisherman with a white beard, holding a pipe in his mouth, and wearing a round brown hat. The man appears to be sitting in ...

Ury’s most acclaimed pieces are of lamp-lit cafes at night, rendered in lively brushstrokes and impasto paint. Born on November 7, 1861 in Birnbaum, Poland (formerly Prussia), he went on to study at ...

Jiro Yoshihara was a Japanese artist known for his gestural abstract impasto paintings and zen-painting inspired hard-edge circles. He was associated with post-impressionism, surrealism, abstract art, ...