I got a little bold with the palette knife. Seems like my brain tells me to follow the mood of the face itself - if it's intense, the surroundings could somewhat pick up on that.
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13 comments:
I'm really liking your faces.
Love the palette knife work...
brilliant~!
Amazing brushwork... oops, palette knife work on a 4x4".
And the colors are intensely luscious.
I am loving, loving, loving all of these.
Gorgeous!
This is a great one! I really like the palette knife work.
Outstanding! My favourite of the series so far.
what an undertaking! I love the bold yellow and green blue, and the sideways shot. very very cool.
Great! Love it Karin!
Of the first ten, this one is my favorite.
Karin, I love the knife work. I can't resist adding knife strokes to my work as well.
I love the colors you used on this guy too. AWESOME
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