Saturday, January 18, 2014

Tree Landscape, ""BFF" by Carol Schiff, 12x16 Knife Painting



I just returned from a few weeks in the mountains of western North Carolina. We had an October trip  to take in the beautiful fall colors, which we really enjoyed.  Most years I  have to be satisfied with our Florida type of tree. They have a beauty of their own....not really big leaves or bright colors, but graceful palms and huge live oaks draped in Spanish moss and with limbs that seem to be a mile long.



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These don't have Spanish moss, but I was taken by their entwined limbs, like they are giving each other a hug and will be best friends forever.

I painted this with a palette knife and I used a technique I call "color weaving".  It gives me lots of texture and I can get really subtle color changes.  I have a nice wide molding in a dark wood tone that I will use to frame this one.  I think it will make it pop off the wall!





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