Acrylic impasto – Katie Jeanne Wood

Poetry 30 in 30 – Day 9

Katherine Jeanne Wood - 9x6 Flower Series No 197 01
Floral Series No 197
Acrylic impasto palette knife painting on watercolor paper
Available for purchase here

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.
― Leonardo da Vinci

Here are my Would You Rather questions, so you can get to know me better during this 30 in 30 challenge..

1. Would you rather have your own action figure or a wildly popular YouTube video?

Oh, I can see it now..artist Katie action figure that comes with her own little easel. hahaha

2. Would you rather have more than 5 friends or fewer than 5 friends?

3. Would you rather get a speeding ticket or two flat tires?

I’ve never had any kind of traffic ticket before, but I’ve had flat tires. Speeding tickets are expensive, but so are tires..but, I’ve got AAA, and they’ll come rescue me. So, I’ll take the flats? Ugh..I hate this question because I feel like I’m jinxing myself.

Day 9 of 30 in 30

Never miss another blog post. Subscribe now to receive free updates in your inbox every time I post.

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Acrylic impasto floral painting No 176

Acrylic impasto floral painting No 176
Pink and white roses in a blue vase.
Available for purchase here
Small to large fine art giclee prints available here

Paint a little, then step back

Katherine Jeanne Wood Painting a large floral painting

On the easel

Katherine Jeanne Wood Painting a large floral painting 02
16×20 acrylic impasto palette knife floral painting
Flower Series 148

Sometimes, I find that with larger canvases, it’s easier to lay them flat on the table, rather than use my easel. I can move around the painting better this way. The easel comes in handy when I think the painting is finished or when I want to examine the painting in its upright position to make sure everything looks right. Sometimes, when I work flat, I fail to see the vase is crooked or the flowers aren’t placed as well as they could be.

It helps greatly to place the canvas on the easel to get an idea of how it will look hanging on a wall. If I need to add more to the painting, I usually leave it on the easel. I paint a little, then step back. Paint a little, and step back. You should always do that to get a viewer’s perspective of a painting because you can’t always trust your view as an artist. Most of the time, an artist stands way too close to a painting to be able to really see it as others do.