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2 apples - 8/28/2008 9:23:31 AM

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Finished this one up a week ago or so, and forgot to post it until I painted the sides last night. Actually, it's one I started way back in March this year when I took a palette knife workshop, and as so often happens when I do a workshop, I paint much more slowly in the class, and never finish what I start. It's been sitting in my garage and bothering my husband for months now, he wanted it to hang in his office. So, I finished it up and have been waiting on it to dry.

I enjoyed doing the palette knife with oils, though it's a challenge. I also used a new medium on this one and really like it, the Sennelier Flow and Dry medium. Similar to the Liquin I almost always use, but, this dries to a glossier finish, giving this an almost enamel look. I like that. Though it doesn't dry them as quickly as Liquin, but that's ok for some works.

"2 Apples" 11x14 oils

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RE: 2 apples - 8/28/2008 10:07:31 AM

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Good for you Tracey! I have such an issue with using a pallette knife. I was horrible at it and gave up after a short amount of time. I like what you've done, and you have much more ability then I ever did. Soon you will be doing the most amazing cats, huh!?

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RE: 2 apples - 8/28/2008 10:08:58 AM

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Yummy work

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RE: 2 apples - 8/28/2008 11:10:06 AM

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lovely...

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RE: 2 apples - 8/28/2008 11:24:29 AM

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Gorgeous! I wish I had it hanging in my office!

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RE: 2 apples - 8/28/2008 4:02:07 PM

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Yummy work

Thanks a lot, now I'm craving apple pie.....mmmm, a big fattening slice with lots and lots of whip cream..........................

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RE: 2 apples - 8/28/2008 4:04:14 PM

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Yummy work

Thanks a lot, now I'm craving apple pie.....mmmm, a big fattening slice with lots and lots of whip cream..........................

lol, well, maybe that would be a good subject for my next still life....if I can keep myself from eating it before the painting is done.

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RE: 2 apples - 8/28/2008 4:06:20 PM

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maybe that would be a good subject for my next still life

You are going to cause me to break my diet and I already don't need any help doing that!

I manage to break it fine on my own!!!

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RE: 2 apples - 8/28/2008 4:10:09 PM

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Tag, real nice colors, it makes me think of fall, halloween and granny smith apple pie, right out of the oven with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce, sprinkled with walnut pralines, oh my goodness, beautiful work, and well done with the palatte knife...Bravo''......Vikki

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RE: 2 apples - 8/28/2008 7:42:30 PM

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Tracey, I keep meaning to ask you....on acrylics with a knife, do you use modeling paste medium?

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RE: 2 apples - 8/28/2008 8:43:19 PM

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Tracey, I keep meaning to ask you....on acrylics with a knife, do you use modeling paste medium?

Sometimes I use medium with acrylics, sometimes not. I don't always think of it, lol. But, on these palette paintings (well, not this one since it's oil), I am using heavy body acrylics, Golden, Old Holland, Winsor Newton, Daniel Smith. When I think of using a medium, I have some Liquitex heavy body gel and the super heavy body gel medium, also have used the Golden gloss gel medium and Dick Blick gloss medium.

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RE: 2 apples - 8/28/2008 8:44:50 PM

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Now, along similar lines, I do have, for oil paints, some Liquin impasto gel medium, which I may try on some of these palette knife paintings....

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RE: 2 apples - 9/4/2008 9:06:49 PM

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This is wonderful Tracey!!! I would love to try palette knife painting sometime.. It looks so fun to do!

Great colors! Just love that green!

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RE: 2 apples - 9/4/2008 10:30:46 PM

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Great colors and the lighting in the image is luscious!! Nice work!!

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