Through the Forrest

20"x24" acrylic on gallery wrap. 

This piece is all knife work.  I used knives of various size to get the desired effect both in the trees and in the background. I've always gotten great pleasure form the use of knives on canvas.  The sound of the knife on the canvas and the way the roll of paint on the edge of the knife scrapes across the the subject. I especially enjoy working with many colors on one subject to get that marbled and striated appearance that only comes from the knife.