All Dressed Up In Turquoise

11"x14" Oil on Canvas
Palette Knife Painting

This lovely French home has a fresh coat of paint & is ready to welcome all of the many summer tourist that will pass by her beautiful turquoise door & mailbox.

I won't be painting my front door this year but I can't wait to get my pot of red geraniums out there to welcome some warmer weather.

Thanks for viewing my palette knife paintings.

-Sarah

Provence Purple

10"x20" Oil on Canvas
Palette Knife Painting

You might not ever consider painting your front door purple; but at this house in Provence, France, it seemed like the perfect color.  Wouldn't you love to look inside?
Thank you for viewing my palette knife paintings.
-Sarah

Poppy Field

9"x12" Oil on Canvas
Palette Knife Painting

Spring brings not only beautiful weather but also beautiful blooms.  I painted this field of poppies from a photo I took on the way to St. Remy, France.  It was late May & this large poppy field was almost in full bloom. We put on the brakes, got out of car & immediately started snapping photo after photo.  As we continued our exploration of southwest France, we became overwhelm by beautiful flowers & foliage everywhere. 
Wherever you are, I hope you will enjoy your Spring.  I know it's not official yet; but it's just around the corner.
Thank you for viewing my palette knife paintings.
-Sarah

Caretaker's Cottage

11"x14" Oil on Canvas
Palette Knife Painting

I've been neglected my blog lately.  My excuse is that I have been spending hours upon hours trying to get a handle on using Photoshop.  For now I'm giving up on Photoshop & getting back to painting & doing other things that I enjoy. 
I painted this little French caretaker's cottage a while back along with several other French paintings.  So now that I have put my four Photoshop books aside, maybe I can get back to posting & have more time for painting.
Thank you for viewing my palette knife paintings.
-Sarah  

One More Cup

 

5"x7" Oil on Panel

Palette Knife Painting

One More Cup is a lively, colorful, little painting that I hope will brighten your day.  I've been busy in the studio the past two weeks and have finished three new larger paintings.  I haven't photographed them yet.  I am begining a "Photoshop" class tonight & hopefully I can learn to use their software to do a better job of photographing & editing my paintings.  Wish me luck. 

Thank you for taking a look at my palette knife paintings.

Cheers!

Sarah





Tall Cup No. 2

Palette Knife Painting

Once I'm in my studio, it usually doesn't take me very long to find something to paint.  This morning I noticed that I had left my coffee cup by the studio sink.  Instead of taking it downstairs to the kitchen, I decided to paint it in some bright cheerful colors.  Yes, I know that I have painted it once before; but after all, it's my favorite.
Thank you for viewing my blog.
-Sarah

Tipsy Cup

Hello Everyone & Happy 2012!

This new year represents a new beginning & I have started posting to my blog again.  As an artist, I have taken some time off to review my artistic activities & habits & how they correlate with my goals.  My passion for creating paintings with the palette knife has not changed.  However, I will not be producing as many spontaneous small paintings.  I will be spending more time planning & designing larger pieces.  I would dearly love to produce & post a small painting each day but that would not leave enough time to complete larger works in the alla prima (all in one session) method that I prefer to use.  So for now, my goal is to post a small painting each week & now and then surprise viewers with a larger painting.

This week's painting is titled "Tipsy Cup."  Too bad I didn't get it posted for New Year's Eve.  This one got a little tipsy when it hit the saucer.  Some morning are like that.

5x7 Oil on Panel

Palette Knife Painting

Thank you for viewing my palette knife paintings.
-Sarah