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.

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.

Trudy Benson is a contemporary American painter best known for her large-scale abstract compositions utilizing hyperbolized gestures such as extreme impasto, hyper-saturation ... “For me, painting has ...