Poppies and wallflowers

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Love your knife work Julie, a lovely painting

Posted by Glennis Weston on Sat 30 Jun 19:54:40

Beautiful Julie! Your garden must be a riot or colour and I love the lose style you are achieving using a painting knife. What size are the paintings?

Posted by Christine Davies on Sun 01 Jul 07:07:58

I wish I had a garden like that Julie, it looks wonderful! Well done with the knife, it's such good fun when you get the hang of it.

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Sun 01 Jul 12:49:28

Fantastic Julie, I don't know about you but I'm quite enjoying the freedom of using knives. You have lovely marks in your paintings, very expressive. Look forward to seeing your next one.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 01 Jul 18:32:22

Superb work Julie ,I really must have a go with a knife, justa case of getting up the courage... : )

Posted by william Dennis on Tue 03 Jul 09:16:15

Thank you to everyone for your kind comments. All the knife paintings measure 16 x 12 inches. William I do hope you will try using a palette knife. It took me ages to pluck up the courage and I am so glad I did.

Posted by Julie Bosley on Tue 03 Jul 16:19:35

I love the colours and texture. Inspirational use of a knife too !

Posted by Valerie Grainger on Wed 11 Jul 16:24:46

This is a really lovely portfolio Julie of which I'd say this is my favourite. Thanks for your kind words on my work.

Posted by Paul Fowler on Sat 14 Jul 16:58:25

Hang on Studio Wall

31/03/2015

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Another painting of poppies from a photograph taken in my garden last week. The orange coloured wallflowers have been spectacular but the perfume is redolent of pussy cats! Artisan oil on oil paper - painted with a knife. The reproduction is a bit bluer than the painting.

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Julie Bosley

I drifted into painting following four years of City and Guilds creative Embroidery where I found I was enjoying the back-up art work almost more than the embroidery. I did an A level in art and design in 2006, and then joined a life painting class. For the last three years I have belonged to a…

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