Showing posts with label cows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cows. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

MORE COWS by OLGA WAGNER

Continuing with the palette knife vs. brush exercise.

Again, I taped two 6x6 panels side-by-side to a larger panel. Then I sketched the same cow on both panels. This time, however, I started the palette knife painting first followed by the brushes. Also, I gave myself permission to play with the background and change it.


COW#3 - Brush
6x6 Oil on Raymar Canvas Panel

Available







COW#2 - Palette Knife
6x6 Oil on Raymar Canvas Panel

Available







I also started this larger version of yesterday's cow. This one is done on a 24" by 24" Gallery Wrapped Canvas. The canvas was first prepared with modeling paste and orange gessoe. I used to use mainly black and grey gessoe, but now Orange is my color of choice. Holbein makes some really nice colored gessoe.

Work in Progress - Started putting down color.


Close-up of the modeling paste texture.





SAVE THE DATE: March 9th 6-9pm
Opening Reception

Focal Point Gallery, Chapel Hill
1215 E. Franklin street


Saturday, July 16, 2011

LANDSCAPE WITH COWS - Palette Knife

I am really loving palette knives. I love the way the paint feels while being applied and manipulated on canvas...I love the textures that I am able to achieve....and best of all I LOVE the easy cleanup!

Palette knives were perfect for his landscape painting...

CALM BEFORE STORM
12" x 36" Oil on Stretched Canvas
Available

Close-up of the cow on the left