Art You Can Feel in 2011

It's hard to believe that a new year has begun.  Time to start all those New Year resolutions!  My first resolution was to begin a blog to share my palette knife paintings with you.  I started painting when I was a child using a brush, but started experimenting with the palette knife about six or seven years ago.  I loved the texture you could achieve with the knife, and I love thick paint on the canvas.  Not having to clean brushes was added bonus!  I am currently using both brush and palette knife to achieve greater contrast in my paintings.  I typically use a brush for the background,  and then use the knife for the focal points on the canvas.  Most of my paintings are landscapes so this technique is the perfect application to compliment my subjects.

This year I've also joined the Sketchbook Challenge http://sketchbookchallenge.blogspot.com/ to inspire me to keep sketching!  I hope you will follow me on my artistic journey during 2011!