A Host of Golden Daffodils - palette knife painting

Oil on 3mm thick Italian canvas MDF panel
18x24cm (approx 7"x10")
© Marion Hedger, all rights reserved.

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A gorgeous spring scene of a field of daffodils. Who doesn't appreciate the cheery yellow colour of daffodils in the spring? The wild daffodils are much smaller than the cultivated ones add a sparkle to the countryside on a bright spring morning.


"I wandered lonely as a Cloud
That floats on high o'er Vales and Hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd
A host of dancing Daffodils;
Along the Lake, beneath the trees,
Ten thousand dancing in the breeze."
Wordsworth 

 
Sold unframed but can be hung in a standard frame without glass.

The edge of the panel has been painted black, so the painting will look great in a floating frame or displayed on a small easel like this:

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New Day, Sunrise - Day 20, 30 paintings in 30 days

New Day, Sunrise

Palette knife painting

oil on gesso wood ply panel

20x30cm ( approx 7x12 inch)

Available on Daily Paintworks

After beautiful sunsets for the  last three days, today is grey. The only colour I would need to paint today's sunrise would be Paynes Grey. I delved into my photos and found this one from last November, also taken from my balcony at home.

Both sunsets are the view from my balcony with just a slight turn to the south for today 's painting.

About this painting
I painted the panel with a ground of pale lilac and blue. This gives a more subtle effect in the background than using my usual pink ground. Somehow I do miss that sparkle from the pink, so maybe another sunrise on a pink ground will be coming up.

Some close-ups of the knife work
You can see how the layers were built up in these crops.

Did van Gogh live here? Yellow House Arles oil painting

Yellow House Arles

Palette knife painting

Oil painting on box canvas

15x20 cm (6x8inch) 1.5cm deep

Available on Daily Paintworks

Yes there really are yellow houses in Arles,  and no, van Gogh did not live here - the yellow house of van Gogh fame no longer exists.

About this painting
I took this picture a couple of years ago and actually started this little painting then. I came across it a few days ago and finished it off. The blue shutters, so typical of Provence, were irresistible. Using the palette knife allowed me to build up layers of colour.

Some close-ups of the palette knife work

Autumn Vineyard in Sunlight Palette knife painting

Autumn Vineyard in Sunlight

Palette knife painting

Oil on canvas MDF board

18x24 cm (approx 7"x10")

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This is a view of a vineyard in the Var with The Maures in the background.

I took photos on a recent trip (the same one where I photographed the cork tree) but as it was springtime I used my imagination with the autumn colours. This was probably a reaction to having painted the scene with the spring colours. The spring version is slightly larger and I will post it later when it has dried.

Poppy Takeover - Abandoned lavender field oil painting

Poppy Takeover - Abandoned lavender field in Provence

Palette knife painting

Oil on canvas board

24x30cm (approx 10"x12")

worldwide shipping included

I have painted the abandoned lavender fields before see here. This painting is slightly larger and contains more of the poppies that use any opportunity to takeover. 

About this painting

I started this painting before I went to Japan. After coming home from Japan I looked after my granddaughter during the holidays and then spent a few days in the Uk. So it was well and truly dry when I picked it up again yesterday.

To revive the surface I used Liquin, spreading it over with lint free cloth, leaving it for a few minutes and then wiping off the excess. This softens the dry surface and ensures a good bond between the dried paint and the new paint.

A few close-ups

End of Summer, Provence Vineyard - SOLD

End of Summer, Provence Vineyard

18x24cm (approx 7"x10")

Oil on canvas panel

Palette Knife painting
This painting is sold and will soon be on it's way to California.
 

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Unkempt 1 - Abandoned Lavender Field Take 1 WIP

Unkempt 1 - Abandoned Lavender Field Take 1 WIP

Palette knife painting

24x30cm oil on canvas panel

(Note: This photo has come up much brighter than the actual painting)

Contact me about this or any other painting HERE

When visiting the lavender fields in Provence, there are always a certain number of them which seem to be abandoned and left to go wild. This always fascinates me - maybe it's the chaos amongst the order of the normally straight rows that intrigues me.

I first painted a similar scene last September see HERE. I have someone interested in a larger version but with more poppies in the front, so, never needing an excuse to paint the lavender fields, I decided to try a couple of versions. This is the first one and still needs some more work to make the fields recede more.

SOLD - Autumn Explosion Silver Birch landscape painting

Autumn Explosion Landscape

Silver birches in autumn

Palette knife painting

18x24cm on canvas panel

In this painting I wanted to give the illusion of the confusion of colours that can occur in a woodland during Autumn. I went a bit wild with the palette knife putting in juicy dabs of colour.

This painting is now SOLD and on its way to the UK.

A companion piece to this painting is  Autumn Silver Birches

Contact me about commissioning a similar painting HERE

Miniature Treasures 4x6 Collection flower garden collection

 A collection of four of my 4"x6" Miniature treasure paintings

All available at $40 on Daily Paintworks

These Miniature Treasures have found new homes in the UK and USA

If you are interesting in purchasing or commissioning one, or maybe more to make a stunning group, please contact me here

Almond Blossom painting and Cherry blossom trip

Almond Blossom Palette knife painting WIP

24x30cm (approx 10x12inch)

Oil on Canvas Panel

Work in Progress

As you read this I shall be on my way to Japan to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Hopefully the cherry blossom will be in bloom and I will come away with heaps of photos to work from when I get back. I may also do some sketching while I am there but I am hesitant about painting in full view of everyone.

To get me in the mood, I cut some of my almond blossom an placed it in this vase. The vase is from a set of three, all slightly different but all with odd angled sides. Talk about making things difficult to paint! This painting is not quite finished - I still have to work on the branch on the table and, now that I see the photo, alter the stem on the left.

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SOLD - Where Poppies and Lavender Meet.

Where Poppies and Lavender Meet

15x15cm (6"x6")

oil on box canvas

This painting is SOLD

An abstracted view of the lavender fields. I like the way this painting 'moves', if you can say a painting moves! I fell like it invites your eye to travel into the scene in a meandering way.

This painting is on it's way to California. Thank you to the purchaser.

Pretty Purple Primula oil palette knife painting

Pretty Purple Primula

palette knife painting

oil on gessoed MDF panel

15x15cm (6x6inch)

Available in auction on daily paintworks

My neighbour and friend bought me a heap of different coloured primulas the other day. She saw all the different colours of the primulas and thought of me.  How nice is that? This is the first to be painted.

Deconstruction - abstract painting in turquoise, peach and purple

Deconstruction

Abstract in turquoise, peach and purple

palette knife painting

Oil on MDF panel

15x15cm (6x6inch)

Available by auction on Daily Paintworks

This little abstract started life as left over paint. Using my palette knife I laid in the left-over paint in large blocks. I put it aside for a while and yesterday I noticed it again and I was drawn to it and this idea of girders/construction site came to my mind. Needless to say, I had more left over paint when I had finished.

Being abstract it will look good any which way - which way would you choose?

Tango Tangerines Still Life Painting in Oil

Tango Tangerines by Marion Hedger

Still Life painting

Oil on MDF panel

Available  on DailyPaintworks

Another clementine painting, this time with a dark red/brown background. To keep the background translucent I mixed the paint with liquin. This was very effective and I think I will use this again. I also manage to keep the background from getting too heavy which is sometimes a problem for me. Different styles call for different approaches. When using my palette knife I generally like a highly textured thick background but I thought that would be too much for this painting.

Lemon duo still life painting in oil

Lemon Duo

Oil on MDF panel

15x15cm (6"x6")
Available on Daily Paintworks

I have a lemon tree, clementine and orange tree in my garden planted by the previous owner and they must be over 40 years old. This year the fruit on each of them is abundant, so I have plenty of willing citrus subjects to paint. Their shapes aren't perfect, in line with supermarket conformity, making them interesting to paint. Stay tuned for some more citrus still lifes paintings in the next few days.

Related Painting of some of the clementines

There's always one

Clementine still life

6x6" oil on MDF panel

Red Roses for St Valentine's Day

Valentine Roses, Red roses still life 

Palette knife painting by Marion Hedger

Oil on box canvas

30x30x 3.5 cm (12x12x1.5 inch)

The sides are painted blue so it can be hung without a frame for a contemporary look.
Available for purchase

I couldn't resist painting red roses for St Valentines Day. Apologies to those of you who read both of my blogs for the duplicate post.

Some close-ups of the knife work

There's always one - Clementine Still life with vase oil painting

There's always one - Clementine Still life with vase

Oil on gessoed MDF panel

15x15 cm (6x6 inch)

Available on Daily Paintworks

Another still life with the clementines from my garden. This little vase is one I made when I took pottery lessons about 20 years ago. I'm sure that anyone who has ever done pottery has something similar - Iron oxide glaze at the top and cobalt blue glaze at the bottom, with the iron oxide glaze running. The excitement was to see how the iron oxide had run down the vase!

About this painting
This painting is painted with a brush. I'm trying to rekindle my brush skills as since using a palette knife it is my tool of choice.

I am not sure about the effect I've achieved. It seems quite static to me and I'm wondering if I should go over every thing with more paint. I'd be interested in your opinion

 See my last clementine painting here

White Hibiscus oil painting and reworked Pink Hibiscus painting

White Hibiscus Palette knife painting

Oil on MDF panel

15x15cm (6x6inch)

Bid now in the Daily Paintworks auction

Another hibiscus painting for the wetcanvas.com monthly challenge. This painting has a good impasto texture. The edges of the board have been painted black, making it ideal for display on a plate stand or framed in a floating frame.

Reworked Pink Hibiscus

Pink Hibiscus palette knife painting

Oil on MDF panel

15x15cm (6x6cm)

Available for purchase 62€ int. shipping included

I made a few changes to this - I altered the stamen on the top flower, slightly changed the twigs and added a touch of green to indicate leaves. See the original post here

Pink Hibiscus still life painting palette knife painting

Pink Hibiscus still life painting

15x15cm (6x6inch) 

Palette knife painting on gessoed panel

This month's challeng in the floral forum of wetcanvas.com is Hibiscus. I searched through my hibiscus flower photos, and sketched out a couple. I eventually I came up with this arrangement. I see a few things I might change tomorrow. What would you change?

30 paintings in 30 days montage

30 paintings in 30 days montage

A fun challenge, but now I need a rest LOL

I really love the way some of these turned out, my favs are:

 

Morning Light Silver Birches

This was quite a spontaneous painting and reminded me of my early morning walk

 

Colourful Birches

A re-worked painting experiment that turned out well

 Interior Light, after Henri le Sidaner

The first time I painted after an impressionist and I enjoyed doing it and the end result

Red Tulips flower arrangement

 I like the lively and loose feel of this one

 

Poppy Trio Palette knife painting

The share vivacity of this one gets my vote

 

Mini treasure flower arrangement No. 4

 These miniature treasures were a share joy to paint. I surprised myself by being able to paint this small

 Thank you all for following me, and I hope you enjoyed the journey as much as I did