(4x4")-201082; "Fresh Air" -$75
Simple as these paintings may look, there is quite a lot of work that goes into most of them. I spend lots of time figuring out the best plan of attack with my palette knife. As you know, I like very clean & direct strokes, and each shape in a painting needs the right kind of treatment for it to come together for me. Most times I'll sit and stare at the lay in from all different angles waiting for an 'aha' moment to clue me in that it's time to roll. When the moment's right, I let 'er rip! I'll have to take some photos of my set up that I use when painting the itties. I secure the little boards to a putty knife with a wide blade. The knife has a awesome, sturdy handle with which I'm able to turn the painting all different directions. This way I can do my 'shadow painting' over the canvas to see if the stroke feels right. I'll practice the movement of my arm or wrist until I can see that the stroke direction is going to work for the shape.
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