My back garden by Michael Battley

My back garden
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I love this. I think palette knife and paint is so direct and creates lovely textures and effects. This is an unusual and exciting picture.

Thank you Shirley, I've just been looking at your gallery and I love your loose watercolours - with vibrant colours and juicy darks!

A lovely piece, vibrant and full of movement and light.

Thank you Seok - I think that it is the acid green of Mother-in Law's Tongue against the Johnson's Blue geraniums and blue Campanula (although you would never know from the clumsily applied paint!) that gives this tiny picture it's vibrancy. Still loving your stuff too!

Hang on Studio Wall
13/04/2015
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8" x 6" oil painting done with a very small palette knife!

About the Artist
Michael Battley

My main passion is plein air painting, inspired by the natural beauty of local landscapes which I paint continually to refine my skills. I work across a variety of media, capturing scenes using watercolours, gouache, casein, pen & wash, and oils or acrylics applied with a palette knife. My approach…

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