Craftberry Bush

Palette Knife Acrylic Painting – Blue Bird

My Work· painting· spring

As one matures, certain things – that were once blurry – become abundantly clear.  As the the hands of the clock remove the veil from your eyes it exposes a new world full of wonder, love and potential. 

A world that had always been there, but its splendor blinded you.
I see that splendor in my husband’s eyes, which reflect
the many colours of the ocean depending on the day.
I see that splendor in our children’s innocent smiles as
they light up the room when hearing the words ‘ice cream’.
And as I look at my dirty finger nails displaying the colours of
the rainbow after hours of painting, I once again see the splendor.
This weekend, I painted on a raw piece of pine
board using a technique I hadn’t used in 20+ years.
I used a palette knife – typically reserved for use
with oil paints -and my DecoArt acrylic paints.

As you can see from this type of impressionist painting, the subject doesn’t need to be perfect and that in itself is very freeing.  The picture is not yet completed, but I wanted to share the work in progress along with the ombre bottle display collection I have been working on.

I enjoy the textures the knife creates and I can’t wait to continue using this technique and hopefully improve my results.

What I do know is that painting is such a part of my soul.  It is a deep passion that only grows with time and I have a new appreciation for the Godly gifts.  

Thank you so much for visiting today.  It means so much to me to see you here.
Have a lovely day!

much love,

 

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    • Calm and peaceful were exactly the words I was thinking about this! Lucy, you soothe my soul and restore my faith with your beautiful words and pictures. Thank you so much

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  11. When I saw your IG photo of the bottles. I thought that might be the picture of the Bird.. But I didn’t figure you had painted it so big. I thought maybe a 5×7 at most. I am so Impressed not only is it bigger than I imagined but seeing it in it’s full scale and all the beautiful detail. You did such an AMAZING job. Art class was favorite class and probably the only one I did well in 🙂 Because I enjoyed it so much and wasn’t busy talking like I was in all my other classes 🙂
    Such a Lovely and Sweet Picture, Lucy.
    xo
    Angelina

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  12. Oh, how I love your sweet, little bluebird! I’ve always wanted to try using a palette knife. Just may have to pick up my paints again! Thanks for sharing your wonderful talents with the rest of us. 😀

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  22. My eyes are so happy they can’t stand it!!

    Thank you for the close-up images of your palette knife work on this lovely piece. This is one case where the parts are every bit as intriguing and beautiful as the whole.

    Every post you share with us clearly displays your eye for color and design. It is always a treat to visit.

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  24. I LOVE birds/flowers. Your painting is just GORGEOUS! The palette knife effect on the branch with all that moss is so realistic. I love painting too although like you describe elsewhere, I also haven’t been following my passion much lately. I painted a lot as a child and then stopped (always dreaming/collecting pics to paint etc however) because I was either busy or felt I was not good enough. After seeing your painting here, I am inspired to start again. I so love painting anything to do with nature. Thanks for sharing/inspiring.

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