Wednesday, March 18, 2015

A NEW DREAM

"CANONES STREAM"
6x6"
oil on panel

I LOVE palette knife paintings. 
I mean, REALLY love them.
When I'm perusing an art magazine, 
I can spot the knife paintings straight away.

So, I thought this would be so easy - 
my first palette knife panting. 
It was not.

I didn't know how to start.
I didn't mix enough paint and would have
to keep remixing. 
I was working on a 6x6" panel 
and felt like I needed something MUCH bigger!

I put paint where it didn't go.
I kept forgetting to lay down one color,
then wipe the knife and lay down the next one,
so the colors kept blending
 and I would have to wipe everything
 off and start again. 

I want this to be my lifelong passion, 
so I realize that I need to 
practice, practice, practice.
My goal is to be a really good plein air palette knife painter.

I do realize that if I do really large paintings, 
I will need trowels!

Wish me luck! 
And if there are any knife painters out there, send me your tips.
PLEASE!

3 comments:

  1. I have taken a palette knife workshop and there is a lot to know and obviously you have learned a lot already.
    1. Mix all your colors in advance, a lot of each.
    2. Have three knives: small, medium and large.
    3. If you change a color somewhere, scrape and layer the top like icing a cake.

    My personal opinion is that it is possible to use too much paint.

    You are so good with color strength, this will be hoots of fun for you!

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  2. It looks really difficult. You may already be familiar with Carol Swinney's work. I listened to an interview with her on the Savvy Painter podcast last December. She has some tips on her website on palette knife painting. Check out www.carolswinney.com Good luck!

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  3. I don'tknow guys - I miss my brushstrokes. <aybe I'll use a combination of both, who knows? Thanks for the tips!!

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