Palette Knife Painters, International

Contact me about this, or any other painting

• INSTAGRAM

Monday, January 30, 2017

TOWARDS THE LIGHT Work in Progress by Marion Hedger Day 29

TOWARDS THE LIGHT

Work in Progress

40x50cm

Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Day 29 of Jan 2017 30 paintings challenge

Click Here to see Day 28's painting

Read about the process behind this painting on my blog.

CONNECT WITH ME:

Contact me about this, or any other painting

• INSTAGRAM

Monday, January 23, 2017

TIMES PAST Acrylic abstract by Marion Hedger

TIMES PAST

Acrylic abstract

by Marion Hedger

50x60cm on panel

Day 22 of Jan 2017 30 paintings challenge

Click Here to see Day 21's painting

Read more about this painting and how it got it's name on my blog

CONNECT WITH ME:

• INSTAGRAM

Sunday, January 22, 2017

Untitled, WIP abstract painting, by Marion Hedger

Untiltled WIP

Acrylic abstract painting

50x60cm on panel

Day 21 of Jan 2017 30 paintings challenge

Click Here to see Day 20's painting

I started this similar to yesterday's painting but coated the support with the flow medium first (I'm determined to find a good use for it). I used ceruleun blue, alazarin crimson and white. Due to the flow medium the paint was very 'squidgy' as I rolled and the imprint of the rollers was apparent. I decided to go with this and leave the pattern to take me forward. Read more about this painting and to see some WIP photos

CONNECT WITH ME:

• INSTAGRAM

Saturday, January 21, 2017

SAMURAI by Marion Hedger, Day 20 of 30 paintings challenge

'SAMURAI'
by Marion Hedger
50X60cm (20x24in) acrylic on panel

Day 20 of Jan 2017 30 paintings challenge

Click Here to see Day 19's painting

Going larger and being bolder in my approach.

Today I wanted to practice blending. The Golden Fluid acrylics dry so quickly that blending with them is out of the question unless lots of water is used which results in a thin film of paint. I managed to get hold of some Liquitex acrylics in our small town which I know have a longer 'wet' time (is that even a term?). Another new technique for me was using a roller. Read more about this painting on my blog

CONNECT WITH ME:

• INSTAGRAM

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Possibilities and a Start, Day 17 of the 30 day Challenge by Marion Hedger

Possibilities Abstract Painting

by Marion Hedger

Oil on 6x8in box canvas

AVAILABLE

Day 17 of Jan 2017 30 paintings challenge

Click Here to see Day 15's painting

Today I am cheating a little. This is an abstract I painted a few months ago from paint left on my palette. You can see my favourite colours in this teal, purples and pinks.

I started two abstracts today but could carry neither of them further. I researched modelling paste and how to use it on the internet and then went out to purchase some with a firm idea of what I wanted to try. Well... the paste was way more fluid than I expected it to be, I expected a thick, grittier paste but what I had purchased did not have as much body as my gel medium. I couldn't really sculpt it at all and it took a day to dry, knocking my plans awry. Does anyone have experience with modelling paste? The only modelling paste I could find in our local town was Pebeo in a tube.

This is where I ended yesterday's painting I wanted to try a toned down colour scheme to take me out of my comfort zone:

Monday, January 16, 2017

Turmoil Miniature Abstracts by Marion Hedger, Day15

Turmoil Miniature Abstract Paintings

4x4in on panel

These will be available in my Etsy shop in February

Day 15 of Jan 2017 30 paintings challenge

Click Here to see Day 14's painting

I didn't have much time today so I started on some miniature abstracts. Still need some work and I have to be careful not to make them too busy. I plan to do several and post them in my Etsy shop in February.

Ladling the paint...

Sunday, January 15, 2017

Work in progress, day 14 of the 30 day challenge by Marion Hedger

Work in Progress

40x50cm (12"x16") acrylic on mountboard

Day 14 of Jan 2017 30 paintings challenge

Click Here to see Day 13's painting

A complete change of pace today. I found this forgotten abstract at the bottom of a drawer and I liked the way the shapes danced across the page. I had the idea I could change it to an autumn scene and call if falling leaves.

See the work in progress on my blog

Saturday, January 14, 2017

Pathways Abstract Painting, Day 13 of 30 paintings in 30 days

PATHWAYS

40x50cm (12"x16") acrylic on mountboard

Day 13 of Jan 2017 30 paintings challenge

Click Here to see Day 12's painting

Sticking with the texture and curves today, although I did start out with the intention of having verticals and no curves, and I'm back to my reds and oranges. It must be the cold snap we're having that I need to feel warm. Once again the painting evolved as I went along. Click here to see the work in progress photos...

CONNECT WITH ME:

• INSTAGRAM

Friday, January 13, 2017

In the Deep, Day 11 of 30 paintings in 30 days by Marion Hedger

IN THE DEEP

30x40cm (12"x16") acrylic on water colour paper

by Marion Hedger

Day 11 of Jan 2017 30 paintings challenge

Click Here to see Day 10's painting

Today I wanted to explore blending combined with the texture from day 9's painting. I also liked the blue/green scheme in that painting so went with that.

Read more about this painting in my blog and how I might change it...

CONNECT WITH ME:

• INSTAGRAM

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Colour Melange Acrylic Abstract by Marion Hedger, Day 11, 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

COLOUR MELANGE

30x40cm (12"x16") acrylic on panel

Day 11 of Jan 2017 30 paintings challenge

Click Here to see Day 10's painting

Today's painting is on the other half of the mountboard from yesterday. I wanted to test out a flow improver I had but I have no idea how to use it read more on my blog...

CONNECT WITH ME:

• INSTAGRAM

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

During the Storm Abstract Painting, Day 10 of 30 paintings in 30, by Marion Hedger

DURING THE STORM

30x40cm (12"x16") acrylic on panel

Day 10 of Jan 2017 30 paintings challenge

Click Here to see Day 9's painting

Continuing today to explore the properties of the fluid acrylics. I have deviated from my orange theme.

Today's painting is on reused mount board that used to be a floral still life READ MORE...

CONNECT WITH ME:

• INSTAGRAM

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Interface Abstract Painting, Day 9 of 30 in 30 by Marion Hedger

INTERFACE

30x30cm (12"x12") acrylic on panel

Day 9 of Jan 2017 30 paintings challenge

Click Here to see Day 8's painting

Today I decided to exploit the properties of the fluid acrylics. I laid in a wash of yellow red and blue. I spritzed it and tilted the canvas making sure the colours ran into each other but trying to keep some of the yellow bright. Read more about the story of this painting on my blog...

CONNECT WITH ME:

• INSTAGRAM

Sunday, January 8, 2017

INTERSECTION Abstract Painting by Marion Hedger

INTERSECTION Abstract Painting

by Marion Hedger

30x30cm (12"x12") Oil Pastel on panel

Work in Progress

Day 7 of Jan 2017 30 paintings challenge

Click Here to see Day 6's painting

I started two geometric abstract paintings today and finished neither of them.

I had the urge to use oil pastels, a medium I haven't used for a while. I went through a spell of using them after I finished using soft pastels (my favourite medium) because the dust affected my lungs... Read more about the story of this work in progress on my blog.

CONNECT WITH ME:

• INSTAGRAM

Friday, January 6, 2017

Nod to Monet, Day 6 30 paintings in 30 days, by Marion Hedger

NOD TO MONET
by Marion Hedger

Palette knife painting

Oil, 55x46cm on stretched canvas

Day 6 of Jan 2017 30 paintings challenge

Click Here to see Day 5's painting

Another painting that started out a few years ago. Read my blog post about how this painting came about.

CONNECT WITH ME:

• INSTAGRAM

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Tango, Abstract art by Marion Hedger

Tango Abstract Painting

55x46cm

Acrylic on board

Day 5 of Jan 2017 30 paintings challenge

Click Here to see Day 4's painting

I've taken a departure from my collages today. With this challenge I want to try a few different abstract techniques to see which resonates with me. One of the techniques I want to try is geometric abstract.

I actually started this many years ago not long after I first started painting...visit my blog to see the first version and read about this painting.

CONNECT WITH ME:

• INSTAGRAM

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Shimmering Olives - Sold by Marion Hedger

Olive Tree Trio
SOLD

by Marion Hedger

30x24cm (approx 12"x10")

Oil on gessoed panel
palette knife painting

Olive Trees
This is an amalgam of trees from different photos but I quite like the way it came together. I wanted to show how olive trees are blue, turquoise and green all at the same time, particularly if there is a slight breeze blowing.
It is slightly larger that the other four paintings (which can be seen HERE) and this allowed me to concentrate on the form of the trunks. I love the rough, tactile, gnarled bark of the olive trees, a product of the hard pruning they receive.

Niçoise speciality
Here around Nice the olives produced by the trees are very small, but they are delicious and are a Niçoise speciality. We have three olive trees in the garden but I have never preserved the olives as it takes ages to get them to the edible stage. Raw they are extremely bitter and have to be soaked in brine to be edible.

CONNECT WITH ME:

Day 20 of the 30 day challenge

• INSTAGRAM

Friday, September 23, 2016

The Tree House Provence Landscape by Marion Hedger

The Tree House

Provence Landscape
by Marion Hedger

18x24cm oil painting on MDF canvas panel

These cabanons dot the landscape in Provence. Many of them have been left to the elements and are in variouos stages of collapse. This one with the tree growing through it caught my eye.

My 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

CONNECT WITH ME:

• INSTAGRAM

Monday, September 19, 2016

Collage of the first 15 days by Marion Hedger

Days 1 to 15 of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

by Marion Hedger

See them all HERE

So far so good. I painted yesterday but do not have a photo of that yet.

I am flagging today. It might have something to do with be up very early and going into Nice to clean my holiday apartment and then meeting people at the airport and not arriving home until lunchtime without having had any breakfast!

Hopefully I will get a second wind later this afternoon.

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Siesta Time, French Village scene by Marion Hedger

Siesta Time, French Village Scene

palette knife painting by Marion Hedger

Oil on 40x50cm gallery wrap canvas

Day 6 of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

As we take our drives out and about we always seem to hit the villages just after lunch time. The villages seem deserted and all the shops are closed giving the village a deceptive calmness.

I feel this painting needs something to give it a bit of zing, so I will put it aside for now and re-assess it in a few days. Contact me if to reserve this painting.

CONNECT WITH ME: