Today is Day 20 of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge. Two-thirds of the way done. One of the things I'm learning this time is that I can take time to experiment. Earlier on in the Challenge, I painted a painting only in blues. Another day, I tried using a limited palette that included black (a color that I've been told NEVER to use). I've even played a bit with painting abstracts. Today, I tried another thing I have no experience with - a palette knife. At first, it was very frustrating. But... as I worked with it, I found that I really liked the texture the knife was creating. And it looked great in the marsh grasses.
I used both a brush and a palette knife to create this painting. Although I liked the texture the palette knife created in the marsh grasses, I didn't like the texture in the sky, so I went back over the sky with a brush to smooth the paint out a bit.
I will definitely be working with my palette knife again!
Thanks for stopping by. See you tomorrow!
susan
www.susangarriques.com
susan@susangarriques.com
I used both a brush and a palette knife to create this painting. Although I liked the texture the palette knife created in the marsh grasses, I didn't like the texture in the sky, so I went back over the sky with a brush to smooth the paint out a bit.
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| Marsh Grass 6" x 6", oil on birch board |
I will definitely be working with my palette knife again!
Thanks for stopping by. See you tomorrow!
susan
www.susangarriques.com
susan@susangarriques.com
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