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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

The Corral in Winter

The Corral in Winter
Oil on panel, 12x9
I have so many childhood memories of exploring this corral with my brother, and sometimes the extended cousins.  First, we had to make sure the cattle were in another field - and we'd scurry over to climb the fences!  I loved to walk the top rail like a tightrope!  Today, I wanted to approach this barn with a free and loose wielding of the paint.  Using a new technique,  I used the  "palette" knife (credit card) to work up everything from the barn to the trees and snow.  I have to thank Julie Ford Oliver for talking about it in her blog - she inspired me to try it!  SUPER fun!  Painting 61 in 61 days....I think I'll start another...
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4 comments:

  1. Wanda H. BellamyMarch 5, 2013 at 4:47 PM

    Love this painting Tammie!

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    1. Tammie DickersonMarch 5, 2013 at 4:54 PM

      Thank you, Wanda! It was so fun adding the texture with a credit card! I was surprised how easy it made the trees - it makes we want to jump right back in to another painting!

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  2. FelicityMarch 6, 2013 at 8:02 AM

    touching story of painting,
    waiting for another one...

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  3. Tammie DickersonMarch 6, 2013 at 11:57 AM

    Thank you, Nat! I think I am painting the Mount Pleasant Winery in Augusta, MO, next. I want to try out the palette knife on a spring landscape, too :)

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