Painting: palette knife

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"Augusta 12th"

This is my original impression palette knife painting of Augusta National's 12th hole. I use a wet-on-wet impasto technique to create the layers and depth of the landscape. The texture is heavy and the colors deep. And realistically, it could take months to dry.

Attending the Masters is on my list of things to do before I die. Who knows, maybe the gentlemen at the beautiful Augusta will take a trade; Painting for a ticket. Going once... going twice... I guess I'll keep my options open.

-T

'Augusta 12th' - Golf Course Series

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

Tools and Texture

'Weeds'

30" x 40" x 1"

Weeds

'Petals'

*Extra thick impasto layers of oil paint in shades of vibrant pink, green, and yellow against a black and gray abstract background.

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.

Petals

A close family member is having her first baby and she wants to mark the occasion with something special; my palette knife paintings are among her favorite things, so she commissioned me for the job. She brought me a quilt that she is going to decorate with and asked me to use it as the basis for a few commemorative paintings we will hang on the new baby's wall....

If you have a quilt or bedding set you would like me to duplicate as a knife painting please contact me at tlamoreaux@gmail.com

Nursery Paintings

This is a small oil on canvas. I wanted to demonstrate a work in progress with one of the palette knife techniques that I use. I chose an autumn forest scene.

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Work In Progress