When painting from a photograph which is something I do a lot, one needs to plan. With time and practice these edits become automatic. One needs to think about how the vase of flowers is to be laid out on the canvas. One needs to consider the negative space between the subject and the edges…
Tag: paletteknife
Bucket of Brilliance
Sometimes my MiniARTure squares become a plan for a bigger painting like it did for a “Bucket of Brilliance”.
Everyday MiniARTures
Daily MiniARTures painted from 28 July 2021 to 25 July 2021
Daily painting squares
As a working artist I paint daily anyway, but these little daily painting squares offer me a a platform to develop ideas and concepts, and play with colour and methods of palette knife application. It is unique system for jump-starting artistic creativity, encouraging experimentation and growth. Look at it this way… What would happen if…
Plush peonies
Peonies are beautiful, opulently sumptuous and lush. The peony is generally symbolic of love, honour, happiness wealth, romance, and beauty. But did you know that peonies of different colours represent different emotions? Pink is the most popular of the colours and represent romance and are seen in many cultures as a symbol of good luck and prosperity. A pink peony bouquet represents riches…
Snapdragon mania
There is a slurry of snapdragons unfolding here in the art studio. I am so enjoying manipulating dollops of gloopy paint onto painted stems to resemble little snapdragon heads.
Shades of white
I love the gloopy dollops of paint that create the look of a snapdragon. I use a palette knife with a narrow flat end to create the shape of the snapdragon. I premix shades of white and a soft green yellow, which I then collect on the tip of the palette knife and smear on…
Snapdragons
The little clumps of colour that allude to snapdragon flowers were created by collecting selected premixed colours of paint on the end of a flat ended palette knife and manoeuvred onto the canvas with a squiggle and a swirl to create the impression of a snapdragon flower. I have spent my life surrounded by gardeners….
Ice cream parlour roses
This little 30 cm X 30 cm square reminded me of a vintage ice-cream parlour with its polka dots and pastel colours.
Flower fantasy
A summer of flowers Acrylic on canvas 20 cm X 20 cm Ginger Jar blues, Acrylic on canvas – 50 cm X 60 cm
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