Silver Birches

This is beautiful Pat, I love the texture and colours of the painting

Lovely soft colours and great textures. A really interesting painting.

Cant believe this is your first time you used a knife, excellent work.! Really like the reflections and the colours. I started using a knife recently and find it a lot easier than a brush, I now do all my paintings with it.

This is wonderful, Pat. I like the textures and colors you have achieved with painting knives. I also paint with painting knives.

Leave it alone it is great - better unfinished that painted sto death!! Liz

Thank you everyone for your very encouraging comments. I think I shall therefore take Liz's advice and leave it alone now.

A lovely painting, Pat - it has real depth, and I agree with the above comments to consider it finished as it is.

Beautifully done, with lovely variations of tones and spaces.

A brilliant first attempt with a knife Pat, love the composition.

Lovely work with the painting knife Pat, the birch trees are really nice. Many thanks for your kind comments on my "Crashing Waves".

A striking picture, fresh and lively work , I like everything about this painting

I tried knife - didn't work for me. You have cracked it, Pat. And you have given me a couple of ideas moving from figurative towards a focus on colour and composition. Isn't it just great if we can inspire each other?

I love the colours and textures in this one Pat.