Palette Knife

Posted in art supplies on 02/12/2007 10:19 pm by admin

Palette Knife

"The Elements of Bright Sun" Collection by Maya Green

All artists paint with colour. But in the hands of Maya Green; colour takes on a whole different spectrum of meaning.

It’s almost as if color was created for her to use. Her bold reds, dramatic blues, and sunshine yellows leap off each and every canvas and envelop the viewer in their elemental energy.

She says: ““For me, the piece is completed when I have an irresistible feeling to walk into it and enjoy walking there.” Her incredible gift means that she transmits this feeling to her viewer; immersing them in the emotions created by her vivid palette, and compelling them to walk with her.

And nowhere is this spectacular talent for color more apparent than in her aptly named collection: “The Elements of Bright Sun”. Each piece is a journey into the vivid, dramatic, landscapes that have inspired her work; and describes the spiritual beauty she finds in nature.

Maya believes that her landscapes should help people to see the beauty most of us miss in our frantic lives. She says: “In my pictures, I try to catch the moment and give people the opportunity to look at that natural beauty and take a break. It’s important because people are so busy nowadays they easily forget they’re part of that beauty.”

In this latest collection she has achieved a respect for beauty and color that is extraordinary. In award-winning piece, “The Beautiful Land”, this makes itself felt in broad sweeps of powerful yellow, vivid ultramarine, and dynamic reds that take your breath away. All are applied with a palette knife, as Maya believes it expresses energy no brush can.

Maya is truly a global artist: having lived in Israel, the US and her native Ukraine. Her experience on three continents informs her work to the present day and can be felt in the depth of response she consistently evokes as an artist.

For Maya, being an artist is not merely a profession but a state of being. When she paints she is absorbed entirely in the act of creation, intuitively choosing the dynamic colors that define her paintings. She believes that color has transformative power and positive healing energy, and her work is testament to that belief.

This collection, “The Elements of Bright Sun”, has the power to uplift, captivate and transform with its brilliance and energy, making us all feel touched by the bright, bright sun that is Maya Green.

www.yessy.com/maya

About the Author

TEOBS (The Elements of Bright Sun) Foundation

TEOBS supports the artists by helping them to bring their colorful artwork which facilitates the healing process to people in need of healing to improve and balance their physical and emotional state.

I'm thinking about buying Painting knives. Please help.?

I tried painting knives and I loved it. So I'm thinking buy some.

I can understand that Good brushes are usually expensive but I don't know what's the difference about knives.

Is buying expensive painting knives is a waste?
And one more thing. Now these days there's a painting knives and palette knives.

Did Van gogh used palette knives paint?
When they started divided palette knives and painting knives?
(Sorry guys. Obviously My english isn't good.)
Correction.

When Van gogh was still alived, were there such a thing called painting knives existed?

Did Van gogh used palette knives to paint?

When did they started divided palette knives and painting knives?
I'm not sure that is grammatically correct expression. God I suck at english.

Painting or pallet knves were used since painting began. The only difference between the two is how you use it. If you use a knife to paint, its a painting knife, if you use it for your pallet, its a pallet knife.

As for buying expensive VS cheap, well thats a subjective opinion. I would say it has nothing to do wiht buying a good knife you like to use. Some artists like stiff knife to paint with, some like flexible snappy ones. Some wont paint with them and just need somthing comfortable to use on thier pallet to mix things. Just not that big of a deal really, get one flexible knife and one sturdy one, do a painting were you just use them and you'll start to gain your own preference in what and why you like painting knives.

wet on wet oil painting - foliage tricks with the palette knife