I think it is blatantly obvious I love painting flowers. In this bucket I placed the softest of pink blush roses, and in contrast to the soft tones of the roses I painted purple petunias, and periwinkles all the while exploring techniques for using the palette knife.

40 cm X 40 cm X 4 cm, Acrylic on canvas

Different shaped palette knives are ideal for the petals of flowers and their leaves. My paintings are constant explorations on building a flower with the use of only a palette knife. Different flowers require different applications of the knife and different shaped knives. I love seeing how the flower grows and develops under a variety of palette knife shapes.