The Boy In The Rain

Once again, a palette-knife painting depicting a boy running down a street in the rain, holding an umbrella over his head. Even a dull rainy scene can be made bright and colourful with bright colours smeared across the canvas with a palette knife. The reflection of light on the trees and in the water on the street helps to add more colour to the overall effect.

Sunflowers

Sunflowers

Sunflowers

When I first saw this painting on the net, I immediately knew that I just HAD to make this one using the palette knife. As I had mentioned in another post earlier, there is something about the palette knife that brings out all the vibrant colours in a painting and makes it feel so alive. Each and every petal of this painting is highlighted by the palette knife, which would just not have been possible to achieve in a normal oil on canvas painting. The raised effect stands out so clearly with a palette knife.

The Couple By The Railing

 

This painting is very special for me and is prominently displayed as the centerpiece in my living room. It is special because it is my very first attempt at painting with a palette knife. There is something special about working with a palette knife instead of brushes, and it brings out all the vibrant oil colours beautifully. Using a brush just does not bring out the same effect, and this is something that I will be experimenting with a lot in the near future.

Hope you like this one just as much as I do !