Garden Brush and Palette knife oil painting by BECKY JOY

This 6x6 daily oil painting is for sale for $100 on my website. Click here to buy this painting.

I painted this one from a photo that I took on a trip to Charleston about 3 years ago. I created depth and the illusion of the pillar and flowers popping forward by using soft edges with the brush in the background and hard edges and the palette knife in the objects moving forward into space. I started with dioxazene purple in my shadows and adjust the colors and values of each object. the pillar has yellow ochre mixed with the purple and some of the green from the plants. I painted an underpainting of orange in the grass. Some of the grass, branches and mortar lines I used a rubber sculpting tool to scribe those areas, much easier than painting lines.

Well, I have completely moved, not completely done with the house or putting things away. But, I can now relax a little and get back to business. I didn't have time to think about painting withdrawals or have the energy. Moving in 100+ degrees certainly takes a lot out of you.

I did manage to have my drawing for the free painting for signing up for my newsletter. And......the winner is Dorothy Kerr from Oregon. I will have a drawing for July also, so you still have a chance to win a painting by signing up for the newsletter. If you have already signed up, have a friend sign up. You will both be in the drawing the, just email me to let me know who you are.

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Flower Garden oil palette knife painting by BECKY JOY

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This 6x6 oil of a hollyhock garden is up for bid on EBay starting at $65. I saw this garden on a highway in Colorado. It was one of those photos from the car as you're driving. (I've got a lot of those) I used the brush and the palette knife both. You can see the brushwork mostly in the background and the darker colors. I've used the palette knife for the flowers, grass and part of the picket fence. Doing so has definately given this painting a 3D quality. The flowers look like they are ready to pick and filled with light.

My painting has been changing lately and the gallery owner at Windrush has noticed some of these paintings on my blog. He emailed me wanting some of my new work. He likes the direction I've been going. I must say, I feel pretty good about it myself. It has been exciting. I can hardly wait to get in the studio in the morning to start a new one. Well, on to more painting today. I need to start working on a few bigger ones.

You can see more of my paintings on EBay that are up for bid, some great deals. I started the prices a little lower and they have been selling one after the other.

Also, remember that I will be having a drawing for a little painting at the end of the month for those that sign up for my newsletter. If you are a subscriber, pass it onto a friend so you can both be in the drawing. Just send me your emails so that I know who you passed it onto. beckyjoy@beckyjoy.com

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So off to painting and talk to you tomorrow!

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