Painting with a knife..how can I describe it? For me, it's a lot like trying to dig a hole with a stick instead of a spade. It can be highly frustrating! And it's hard to actually get the dirt out of the hole. Just so, it seems that the application of one knife-full of paint just manages to completely cover up a previous effort. Two steps forward and one step back.
So why am I doing this? Because I love the expressive look of so many knife paintings I have seen. I love the thick, impasto texture of it. I love the way the paint seems to dance on the surface of the canvas...instead of just lounging on it. LOL
I have done knife paintings in the past. Like this one.
....and this one
But I have never before tried to do anything as detailed as the florals I posted yesterday or this landscape that I'm working on now.
My guess is that my fascination with this type of painting is going to continue for a long while.
So, now, I think I'll call myself 'Playing With Knives" instead of "Dances With a Brush."
I think Louise would say I can have both names...and she'd be a'smilin!
I know that not everyone will understand that last sentence, but many of my friends surely will. And they'll be a'smilin', too.
I nearly forgot to show you my 'many things wrong' painting.
Here ya go!
I am grateful for all my mistakes. Each one is a life lesson.
3 comments:
Yes Louise is aloving it. Now when I look at the painting with many mistakes, I am just seeing a painting of a house with landscape around it. I dont see mistakes at all. Maybe thats your problem with this Sharon is that you are looking for mistakes instead of just looking.
Cathy
I don't see any mistakes either, Sharon. I just see your creative heart dancing with Louise...your brushes and your knives....nothing wrong with that! :)
How is this wrong? Let me count the ways! LOL Thanks Cathy and Debbie, I promise, they are there! My job as the 'artist' is to find ways to make my paintings better. It's just part of the wonderful process.
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