Boylston Street Boston palette knife painting by Ann Gorbett

Lunch on Boylston Street

Oil with a palette knife on cradled artist board

12" x 9" x 1.5"

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Another in my series of city scenes. This one of Boylston Street in the Back Bay area of Boston. I like the juxtaposition of the old and new architecture that makes Boston so unique. I had fun adding dabs of people walking by and eating at the restaurant in the bottom left corner. 

Artist Natasa Vretenar has asked in a previous post if I could share what type of palette knives I use. I mostly use these detail knives I purchased through Dick Blick. They have soft, rubber handles and are great for making a variety of marks. And they are the same ones that appear on the page from their Fall 2010 catalog where my painting is featured. I think it would be interesting to hear about what types of knives other palette knife artists use. 

Afternoon In The City by Palette Knife Painter Ann Gorbett

Afternoon in the City

Ann Gorbett

8" x 8" x .75"

Oil

This painting has been around. It recently won an Honorable Mention award at the Spring Member Show of the Foxboro Art Association.

And, it will also make it's national debut in the Fall 2010 catalog for Dick Blick Art Supplies on the painting knife page:

And it currently resides at the residence of my friends' place in NYC who are lucky enough to have this view out onto Great Jones Ave and which also just so happens to includes a view of the art studio of Robert Rauschenberg (with the big elevator that transported some of his big pieces).

Cool.