Tuesday 5 May 2009

New Love and Flickr Favorites

I have discovered a new love, painting with knives!


I have been wanting to try it for a while, and a few weeks ago I noticed I was not motivated to paint, so I thought it was the right time to try something different.


I started with this fantasy portrait, finished it in a few hours and loved it!


Love the structures it gives, although much more paint is used then normal.



Then I wanted to make a ship on sea, I never have been able to make the sea right, but with this technique and with only imagination it turned out pretty well.



I made the back side of the boat unclear to give it speed.


I started to make it with normal colors but it turned out like a drawing of an 8 year old, then I added alot of purple and other unusual colors untill I was satisfied.


I never made a nude either, not that I'm against naked women (or men) just that it easy becomes too much meat for my taste. But again with the knife technique and different colors I liked the result.




This piece took me longer and was more challenging, again without anything to look up to, all imagination. The trees finished the piece and gave it perspective.


In 2 weeks my drawing classes will come to an end, untill autumn. There will be an exibition at the end of May, I still need to finish my mum's portrait as that one will be exibited too there, oops...


And Mitsy of ArtMind started some fun, by posting a mosaic of your favorites of Flickr, on your blog and Flickr page. Here is my mosaic, if you would like to see more mosaics or join the fun, check Mitsy's blog!

16 comments:

  1. oh I love your paintings Estella. The nude is my favourite. I like the almost 3d effect of the knife painting. What kind of paint do you use, is it oil or acrylic ?

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  2. Wow, amazing paint work, Star! I bet you never thought playing with knives would be so much fun!
    I love the colorcombo of your mosaic too! Super! Thanks heaps for playing! :)

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  3. Thanks girls! Kraplap, they are oilpaintings!

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  4. My hat off to you Star, you are indeed a true star! I wish I could paint like that.

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  5. Estella, you are gifted! I just LOOOOVEEEE the boat painting. That is the style and colors and forms I can imagine in my future (bigger) flat.

    So much feeling in that: the wind, storm, strength, freedom...well, for me :-)..I can almost smell the windy water :-)

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  6. I love your last painting with the colorful houses. It's the best I think :)
    Makes me want to paint.

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  7. Great that you discovered paint!!!
    keep going...

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  8. I love the houses (and trees) painting. It's really beautiful. Making the bright colours so calming is brilliant.
    Andrea

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  9. this is beautiful !!! thanks for sharing :) :)

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  10. Estella, you are very talented!!! A fourth etsy shop??? :o)

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  11. wow, amazing, your painting are stunning. the fantasy portrait, love that color and the boat are marvelous, i can feel the strength, windy and the wave.

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  12. amazing Star !!! love the face of the nude and the little boat !!!!

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  13. Love the portrait painting. I've never tried painting with knives. Very interesting.

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  14. Congrats Star! They are very beautiful paintings . Mosaics color combo is great also!

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  15. Holy crap Star, is there nothing you can't do! You seem to master every thing you try! Beautiful paintings!

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  16. Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Yu sure have a talent! : )

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