Hill City
Oil on Canvas
40x40in
United States
Joachim McMillan is a self-taught artist, whose vibrant oil paintings capture the essence of life through bold colors, dynamic palette knife strokes and textured layers. With a unique style that blends impressionistic techniques and energetic strokes, Joachim McMillan work explores a wide range of subjects from seascapes, landscapes, cityscapes to musical scenes, surrealism and crowd gatherings. Using an impressionistic style, he does not allow himself to be confined to rules and possesses a bold spirit that allows him to experiment with his craft and seek constant growth and reinvention.
His paintings reflect the multi-faceted nature of the human condition and the world in which we live, and he achieves this by dissecting his paintings with energetic strokes using palette knives. The palette knife is his creative edge, and he works with oils on canvas to produce art that stimulates curiosity and marvels the observer.