Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Something New...Something Blue....

                   Balboa Dingy  6x6", oil
This jaunty little boat is my first attempt painting with a palette knife...and what fun it was!  My painting buddy, Linda Yoder, was kind enough to share tips she'd picked-up in a workshop she recently attended. You sure can't get too fussy with a palette knife; if you want to loosen up your painting style, give it a try.  Each day we'd paint, talk painting, look at paintings; total immersion = heaven. Four days, three paintings.  The last day we went to a vast Diebenkorn exhibit at the Orange County Museum of Art - 88 paintings from his Ocean Beach series  (20 years worth)  BTW - if you want to see Linda's version of this painting, check out her blog - noted on the right, down a bit, in my links.

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