Seaside Stroll

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Super palette knife work Jan, your figures are very convincing and I like the shadows.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Mon 15 Apr 19:15:43

Thank you for the kind comment, Tessa - much appreciated...

Posted by Jan Rossington on Mon 15 Apr 19:23:00

I agree with the last comment - I find figures difficult enough with a pencil! I can almost feel the sun and the wind off the sea.

Posted by Fiona Rossington on Mon 15 Apr 23:13:53

Thank you for the nice comment, Fiona - it was indeed a very sunny and windy day!

Posted by Jan Rossington on Tue 16 Apr 06:23:29

Good work with palette knife, Jan.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Tue 16 Apr 06:40:11

I seem to have stopped using my palette knife like this Jan. You're inspiring me to have a go again. This is so full of movement.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Tue 16 Apr 08:02:45

Really like this - very clever indeed

Posted by Heather Love on Tue 16 Apr 11:22:40

Thank you for your encouraging comments Cesare, Marjorie and Heather. Glad to have inspired you to use your palette knife again, Marjorie - I look forward to seeing the results!

Posted by Jan Rossington on Tue 16 Apr 13:34:54

The freedom and movement in this is super, Jan, I agree with Marjorie...note to self: use knife more freely!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Tue 16 Apr 14:45:31

Thanks, Thalia - I'm finding that using a palette knife is rather fun and freeing!

Posted by Jan Rossington on Tue 16 Apr 15:48:26

It's great, Jan

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Tue 16 Apr 17:24:20

This is really clever , skilled mark making. So descriptive

Posted by Diana Boanas SWA on Tue 16 Apr 20:33:01

Thank you for your nice comments, Maureen and Diana...

Posted by Jan Rossington on Tue 16 Apr 20:59:07

O love the subject matter! This painting really captures a feeling.

Posted by Clare Hughes on Thu 25 Apr 18:01:11

Great painting and so natural looking.

Posted by DOROTHY WILSON on Mon 06 May 16:59:34

Reminds me of walking down Bray seafront,...very nice work!..

Posted by Michael Monaghan on Sat 18 May 10:51:01

Hang on Studio Wall

15/04/2019

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An oil painting on canvas board using just a palette knife - I really like how using a palette knife forces me to avoid details...

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Jan Rossington

I'm an amateur artist and my favourite medium is oil. I particularly enjoy painting scenes of people using a palette knife. I've got a lot to learn about painting, but my goal is to keep improving. I try to enjoy the process of painting rather than worrying too much about what the final painting…

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