Vase in Gray - Palette Knife Painting by Judy Mackey

"Vase in Gray"

12 x 12 x 1.5 inches, Oil on Canvas

Getting ready for a group exhibit.  I haven't decided just yet which paintings to take with me.  This might be one.  For infromation and other works please visit http://www.judymackey.com/

Angel with Lyre - Palette Knife Painting by Judy Mackey

"Angel with Lyre"

5 x 5 inches, Oil on Board

Painted with palette knife

Available

Another from my "little angel" paintings.

Angel with Trumpet - A small angel painting

"Angel with Trumpet"

5 x 5 inches, Oil on Board

Available for purchase.

I've tried my hand at another small angel painting.  I have one very favorite knife to paint with but a palette knife painting at this size requries a smaller one.  So I've been using the Langnickle J-3 for these - it still has enough flex and a good sized tip.  Still, these smaller paintings are a little difficult to paint loose and not just make it into a huge blurr.  Had to use a brush here and there to make sure the colors were where I wanted them to be.



With Love - A Floral Bouquet

"With Love"

8 x 6 inches, Oil on Board

Available for purchase, click here.

A few weeks ago, my doorbell rang and a lady delivery person asked me my name then handed me this lovely bouquet.  Full of pink roses, carnations, stocks, heathers and big yellow lilies.  Oh how I love delivered flowers  for no special occasion but just to be told "I'm thinking of you".  



House Angel Palette Knife Painting by Judy Mackey

"For Your Home"

5 x 5 inches, Oil on board, palette knife

SOLD

A Realtor friend had remembered that I'd painted several "house angels" in the past.  I was a Realtor in my past life, actually so house angels seemed an appropriate subject for me.  I had no angels to sell her as they'd all been sold so I painted this little one; the size was her request. 

I usually paint my angels a wee bit bigger than this 5 x 5 inch format - but this request got me thinking.  Maybe this smaller size might be a nice size as Christmas gifts?  What do you think of angel paintings as Christmas gifts? 

Waiting - A Commissioned Painting by Judy Mackey

"Waiting with Jimmy Choo"

14 x 14 inches, Oil on Board
SOLD

This was a commissioned piece based on a painting I'd painted months ago titled "Waiting".  The client for this piece requested a particular pair of Jimmy Choo sandals. This was fun to paint! 

 

Seashells - Palette Knife Painting by Judy Mackey

"Seashells"

6 x 4 inches, Oil on Board

NFS

I'd been painting and working on several commissioned paintings lately.  This one, though not a commission I painted from one of many photos my commissioner (don't you like that term?  Nancy Medina, my friend and artist came up with it) had sent me.  I'm not going to post the actual commissioned painting just yet since it is a surprise gift for my commissioner's spouse.

I had a small panel available so I was doing a little practice painting this little painting.  It is now officially Autumn but memories of playing on the beach remain.

Art makes such a wonderful gift.  It's lasting and personal. 

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Abstract Palette Knife Painting - Titled It Was

"It Was"

12 x 12 x 1.5 Oil on Canvas

Available

I just went to see the movie "Eat, Pray, Love". Have you seen it or read the book. I wished there were more scenes of Italy, India and Bali - but since the movie was about the main character maybe that couldn't all be put into the movie.

I love watching a movie for it's scenes as well as for the story. Like "Under the Tuscan Sun" or "Only You", both movies that takes mostly in Italy. The movies gave the viewers a little bit of the views of the beautiful countrysides.

I wanted to play with colors - not a lot of them but just keep it simple and yet...this painting does have color as it has several layers and the bottom layer peeps through here and there. I titled this "It was" because I hope to do several of these that can be displayed in a group...It could be, It will be, It might be...who knows?

"Unravel"

36 x 24 inches, Oil on Canvas

The problem with not posting regularly is that one gets even more lazy! So I guess I'll be playing catch-up for a while. This drying right now. I'd started this painting a couple of years ago but handing really gotten the colors right but now that time has passed and looking at it with fresh eyes - the colors came to life...I title this unravel because the center motif looks like a knot that is unraveling and here lately my life felt unraveled...

But it's not all bad...life is good.

Happy painting!

"Journey"

8 x 8 inches, Oil on Raymar Board, Palette Knife Painting

I've taken quite a long hiatus. I just painted this painting on Friday while painting with my long time Art friend, Nancy Medina at her house. I think this painting seems appropriate to bring me out of my hiatus. I had moved for a short while to live in Northern Atlanta but I've decided to move back to the Dallas Fort Worth area. It's been a wonderful decision and so goo to be back among friends. I do have friends in GA and I've made some new friends but I've lived in TX for nearly a quarter of a century so it feels more like "home" to me.

O.K. now time to roll up my sleeves and get back to painting again!! Or rather, posting, as I have been painting but had let my blogs lag a little so I'll have to do some catching up.