Mixed Media Paintings & Artworks

Key Styles and Techniques in Mixed Media Art

Mixed Media on Canvas

Canvas becomes a sculptural surface when artists layer hardboard, paper pulp, and thick acrylics to create rough, embossed textures. Light and shadow dance across the work, shifting the image depending on where you stand. For collectors seeking mixed media canvas art, these tactile surfaces deliver unmatched depth and character.

Mixed Media on SUP

SUP is a traditional object that women use to sieve grains in rural India. Harshada Kolapkar's The Shape of Memory series uses SUP to create dimensional, almost sculptural compositions that tell a multidimensional story using the material.

Mixed Media on Terracotta

Some artists reference ancient temple walls by incorporating terracotta elements, honoring traditions while pushing into contemporary territory. Kolapkar's The Shape of Memory VI (mixed media on terracotta roof, 9×15 inches) grounds modern expression in India's archaeological heritage—a true mixed media art painting merging past and present.

Paper Layering and Collage

Paper—whether handmade, newspaper, or printed material—gets torn, layered, and sealed into compositions where texture becomes storytelling. Mixed media artists layer paper for depth, transparency, and symbolic meaning—creating everything from narrative collages to abstract mixed media paintings that blur the line between image and emotion.

Texturizing Techniques

Thick impasto, gesso relief, palette knife work—these methods create surfaces with real tactile dimension. When you run your hand across a textured mixed artwork, you're engaging with every layer the artist embedded. These works demonstrate how carefully layered materials can create serene, almost ethereal compositions.

Wet-and-Dry Media Fusion

Combining watercolor or ink washes with dry pastels, charcoal, or oil pastels creates luminous contrasts. The wet medium bleeds and softens; the dry adds precision and line. Together, they speak in multiple voices.

Digital-Mixed Hybrid Approaches

Contemporary artists push boundaries further. By merging digital print with acrylic paint on canvas, then scratching the surface with an Xacto knife—adding yet another layer of tactile intervention to an already hybrid medium. These digital-meets-physical techniques redefine what abstract mixed media painting can be.

Celebrated Mixed Media Artists at ArtFlute

Basuki Dasgupta

Basuki Dasgupta grew up inside the shadow of Bishnupur's terracotta temples. Those childhood corridors—with their tactile murals and earthy textures—never left him. He layers hardboard, paper pulp, and acrylic into rough-hewn surfaces, then paints ethereal, puppet-like figures emerging from those textures—often women, often Devi (goddess).

Jogen Chowdhury

Perhaps no Indian artist commands the line quite like Jogen Chowdhury. Chowdhury spent decades perfecting cross-hatching—a technique born from necessity when he had no electricity at college and drew by lamplight, mostly in black. His mixed media works layer ink, watercolor, and pastel into compositions featuring distorted human figures, peacocks, and birds that feel both intimate and haunted.

Amol Pawar

Growing up in a farming family in Talegaon, Maharashtra, Amol Pawar absorbed rangoli patterns and mehndi designs as naturally as breathing. His mixed media paintings blend figurative and abstract, layering calligraphy, numbers, temple line drawings, and textured backgrounds into earthy canvases dominated by reds, yellows, oranges, and blues.

Suresh Kumar

Suresh Kumar’s mixed media practice draws inspiration directly from his environment, believing nature to be the source of energy for all existence. His large-scale works exemplify his mastery—vivaciously colored surfaces with geometric representations that draw viewers into luminous, meditative spaces.

Asit Patnaik

Asit Patnaik’s mixed media works—particularly the Mindscape series—explore human psychology, interpersonal relationships, and unspoken emotional complexity through semi-clad male and female figures depicted in open-ended postures. He creates deceptively simple lines that add sensuality to robust figures, creating visual harmony and mystery simultaneously.

Other artists like Rajesh R V, Uday Chand Goswami, and Ekta Sharma each bring a distinctive voice to mixed media at ArtFlute: Rajesh creates collage-rich paintings with metallic accents; Uday weaves together organic forms and intricate textures in vibrant meditations on life and interconnectedness; while Ekta conjures cosmic energy on large canvases where geometry, color, and brushwork evoke both the infinite and the deeply personal.

Why Collect Mixed Media Art

Sensory Engagement

Mixed media rewrites how art speaks. It's not just visual—it's tactile, demanding different kinds of attention depending on light and proximity. Collectors find themselves returning to these works repeatedly, discovering new details with each viewing and different tactile sensations under fingertips or palm.

Textural Innovation

The layered surfaces, embedded materials, and dimensional qualities distinguish mixed media from flat painting. This complexity rewards serious collectors seeking conversation pieces and investment-grade works that evolve with age and lighting conditions.

Contemporary Relevance

Mixed media artists are speaking directly to our moment—blending tradition with experimental materials, folk heritage with global dialogues. It’s art that feels urgent, alive, and committed to pushing boundaries. Each mixed media abstract art piece reflects a world that’s layered and plural, just like the society it springs from.

Perfect for Modern Interiors

Mixed media's varied textures and dimensions complement contemporary spaces beautifully, serving as dynamic focal points that interact with changing light throughout the day, unlike flat paintings.

Why Buy Mixed Media Art from ArtFlute

Handpicked Excellence: Each mixed media painting is vetted by expert curators for artistic integrity, material quality, and emotional impact.

Certificate of Authenticity: Documentation details materials used, artist signature, creation date, and provenance—ensuring investment confidence.

Safe Packaging & Global Reach: We ship worldwide with custom crating designed specifically for textured surfaces, ensuring delicate materials and dimensional works arrive undamaged.

Artist Stories: Buy paintings online from our collection that connect you with the narratives behind each work—Basuki's temple childhood, Jogen's lamplight lines, Amol's rangoli roots.