Today is the halfway point of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days challenge and I can only hope that I manage to finish the rest of the month.
A friend asked me yesterday how I manage to come up with enough ideas for my paintings and I really didn't have an answer. I find that each day brings what it brings: today I was inspired by a frame!
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| Boat Race |
I was looking in my stash for a frame for the Quilled Seahorse I did the other day and came across a little 5 x 10. It is too shallow for the glass and mat that a watercolor needs and has been stacked away for some time. It immediately gave me an idea for today's painting - something tall and skinny.
"Boat Race" is a 5 x 10 acrylic on mat board and is based on a painting I did a few years ago at a workshop with local artist Richard Mitton. It was painted with a palette knife.
Good job with the palette knife! It's hard for me, but I like this texture and composition!
ReplyDeleteThanks Laurie. I was actually thinking about you this morning and wondering if you had done much palette knife work. Your style is so distinctive but appears so smooth.
DeleteI like the sense of movement in this!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Joan
ReplyDeleteLovely piece Val. You really give the sense of a breezy day, and excitement!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sheila - it is all in the wrist - lol
DeleteI am with yiu as this time I am having trouble focusing on doing the pics daily. Makes me in awe of those who have done it for years. While I work daily I don't always get something completed. I like the feel of,this piece too. You are doing quite well with the knife, it still is I wield for me, hoping more practice will do the trick. I am really enjoying the variety you are doing this challenge Val
ReplyDeleteMorning Nelvia. It is a good thing for me that I don't paint everyday normally - I would soon run out of room! Glad you are enjoying my variety!
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