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.

Lori Weeks (Pilkington) is a full-time artist in northwest Arkansas. She is the owner and founder of Lori Weeks Art and the ...

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, ...

A paint program can provide the impasto effect electronically as in the following example. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.