I painted this yesterday. I really like it! It is an oil palette knife piece on an old canvas.
Tag: palette knife painting
Another redo
Here is the original painting that I created as part of my course work with Leonid Afremov. I painted it as directed and required, but I didn’t love it.
In fact, I’ve looked at it a number of times over the last year or so and considered what I could do to fix it.
Well, I finally decided to just get rid of most of the red.
And here it is.
I have to say, I much prefer the piece now. I like how the bold reds are just barely seen. They provide a depth to the blues and greens, but are not so over powering!
And now I can say that this piece is mine!
For more information about this piece, click here.
Another Runner
I painted this Saturday afternoon after a 10 mile run.
It is oil on canvas with a palette knife.
I’m hoping to get a quality photograph of it on fine art america soon!
An Acrylic Adventure
A few weeks ago I was asked to paint DURING a church service as part of a celebration of a woman who had served the church more than 30 years in our children’s preschool program. I was excited for the painting adventure, but since I really like working in oils, and oils don’t travel, I knew I would have to adapt to the environment and situation!
So, after a bit of trial and error and a few practices paintings. This is what I ended up with. I am happy with the painting. It is in acrylic, and acrylic is HARD to blend on a canvas as it dries so quickly when you are palette knife painting. The painting has lots and lots of layers in order to get a little depth to it. I worked with the painting some after the service as I wanted it to be a little more finished, but I didn’t do too much so that it would be true to the worship experience.
I really enjoyed the challenge, but I think if I do this again, I’ll find a way to transport the oils!
Emily Maxwell McLemore 