Monday, May 12, 2014

Stately Irises palette knife painting in oils

stately Irises palette knife painting
Oil on box canvas (1.5cm deep)
15x20cm (6"x8")
Available in my Etsy store

I love this time of year. After the tulips die down, the irises are the next to appear. As well as the dark blue border irises, these pale purple irises are amongst the first to appear. They are tall, and although not as showy as the bearded irises, they give a beautiful purple haze under the citrus trees.

About this painting
I painted this in a loose impasto style, dancing around the canvas with my palette knife, aiming more for the purple glow than true representation of the irises.

Some Close-ups of the knife work


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