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Autumn I
8" x 10"
Autumn II
8" x 10"
Showing posts with label impasto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label impasto. Show all posts
The Grand Canal
24" x 36" x 1.5"
I was able to complete this landscape of Venice, Italy while attending the local Arts in the Park festival. It was a beautiful day. The weather was perfect and being surrounded by other artists is always a fun experience.
'Pebble Beach 7th'
24" x 36" x 1"
I love to golf. To me, there is nothing (aside from painting) that clears my head better than 18 holes on a sunny day. I'm not thinking about the groceries I need to stop and get or what book report I need to remind one of the kids to finish up; all I'm thinking is it's a 7 iron to the center of the green.
I wish I could say I'm a scratch golfer but my handicap card has a few double digits on it. My local club is Hobble Creek. It's fantastic! Nestled in the mouth of Hobble Creek Canyon your surrounded by blankets of trees, the sound of running water and the occasional wild turkey or deer making it's way across the fairway. One Saturday morning, I remember teeing off the first hole and a moose came strutting across the fairway. He causally wandered his way into the pond and dunked his head in the water. It was so beautiful!
In honor of my love of golf I started this new series this week.
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I love love love the texture the palette knife brings to a canvas. This week I bought a few new palette knives to try out. The texture you can get from a different kind of knife is pretty remarkable. For me I always use a round circular knife for flower petals. You get a nice pull of the paint when you lift it from the canvas that mimics the natural petal pretty nicely. Anyone up for a knife party?
After completing a few color studies this week I was left staring at this:
and this:
Dear paint,
Will you please stop yelling at me? I see how those petals jump off the panel and it makes me want to break the "Please Do Not Touch" policy. I know you're just laying there enjoying the hardening of your skin and the crispy air but in all fairness this has to stop... please. I can't concentrate.
Sincerely,
Your Texture Loving Artist
*PS. These paintings are available for collection at www.trishalamoreaux.com
I wish I could come up with a word to describe palette knife painting. Sometimes I feel like I'm sculpting more than painting. Paintsculpting is really what it is. I love the globs of painting to jump off the canvas and even better for me is when I fight the temptation to run my fingers across the hills of paint. Yummy!
In working hard to up my inventory for a show in San Diego I'm experimenting with colors, florals and texture. Here is the latest.
In working hard to up my inventory for a show in San Diego I'm experimenting with colors, florals and texture. Here is the latest.
Floral Color Study I
11" x 14"
'Petals'
This palette knife painting is pretty much my best attempt at placing the biggest globs of paint on a canvas ever. I used big circles of bright pinks, greens, light yellows, black and white. The depth and texture on this painting is by far the most I've done. It turned out quite modern and fun.
This painting came about for a little furniture store (that's a big hit) called Tammi's Finder's Keepers. Tammi restores old furniture and creates the most beautiful home decor ensembles. I go down to her store take pictures and create paintings to match the room(s). It's a fun challenge and I really enjoy it.
