This was painted with my trusty palette knife (no brushes) so that I could experiment with texture (you can see it in more detail below).
Shoot it, Sketch it: The iris patch
This was painted with my trusty palette knife (no brushes) so that I could experiment with texture (you can see it in more detail below).
Anna Cull ~ Art & Music 
Paradise!!!
A very nice interpretation, great textures. 🙂
Both are beautiful, thanks for sharing them!
Even better than the inspiration.
This is really neat!!
I like seeing the original version and then the sketch.
A lovely mixed greenery too behind your Iris flowers !
Interesting to see how you have interpreted this. Love the colour of the iris shooting out of the green.
Impresionante. Tienes que tener las ideas muy claras para trabajar con espátula.
The texture and color pulls me right into the painting, outstanding!
Beautifully done!
Lovely painting. You are very good with using a palette knife, nice textures and definition.
That’s beautiful, Anna, much moodier than the photo! I love the effect of the palette knife and also how you assist the impression of texture through color and “shadow.” Did you use a thickening compound for the acrylics? It has the look of an oil painting….a “trick” I’d like to learn, which is why I’m picking your brain. Any tips would be most welcome! 🙂
Thanks, Camilla. There is a bit of a ‘trick’ to making acrylic behave more like oil… but I don’t make it thicker — I make it thinner. I use Golden Soft Gel (Gloss), a gel medium that is added to the paint to change the consistency/texture and, depending on the ratio of gel to paint, the transparency. That way it can be used in glazes (like watercolour but with more flexibility). I bought it to extend the drying time of my paint and fell in love with the product because it has so many uses (it’s even a glue). There are heavy gels available too (which would add body to the paint) which I haven’t tried. Yet.
Happy painting : )
Why, I just happen to have a container of Golden Soft Gel (gloss) burning a hole in my “art cart” right now…..I usually use it as a clear coat/fixative. I am SO going to play around with that. I wouldn’t have thought you could get such deep colors that way. Thanks, Anna!
That’s handy : ) I use it as a clear coat too (prior to varnishing). It really is wonderfully useful stuff. Enjoy.
Great work defining all that green
Lovely!
Ah, this is so beautiful !