Delta Print

Around 2012 - 2013 I decided to start painting with my 3rd medium of my career (previous were watercolour & acrylic). Being untrained I had no idea how to use oils, mix them or apply them so initially I attempted to use them as my previous acrylics but they just didn't work for me or feel right. So I abandoned them for several months. During this time I underwent an surgical operation, I knew I would have a fair bit of time convalescing and so I had my oil paints on standby to fill the time. I remember still being in considerable pain some time after and so I decided to get my oil paints out and have another stab at using them as a way to distract myself from the pain. I had an old painting knife which I'd never used and dragged it out of the cupboard and started slicing thru the thick layers of oil paint I had squirted onto my palette. Just the process in itself felt good, smearing the colour across my white palette watching how the texture changed with the pressure applied. If just felt natural after a few goes to use the knife at long last and forget my trusty paint brushes, so I did. I applied the oil way too thick (and I knew it) but didn't care because I was enjoying the process of painting more than anything else. I just let the knife do all the work and go where I felt it needed to. Blending the colours was a dream, everything melted beautifully together and what pleased me even more was the fact I could add texture the knife strokes. I just went on automatic not having to think anything thru......the next thing I know I have this image before me, like magic. Afterwards it didn't even feel like I had painted it. Anyway, I guess you could call this expressionist in style, I'm not actually sure myself because I just paint the things but I've read and seen other work which matches that description so I'll go with that. It really was created from pain and passion but the end result I think is rather beautiful. I hope you enjoy the image.