Oprah says God speaks to you in whispers. But what she failed to add is if you don't listen, he raises his voice.
A year ago Diane C. May recommended that I paint in simpler blocks of color, eliminating the unnecessary to tell the story. James Richards recent lesson was on simplification. Then I inherited an assortment of palette knives. And then yesterday I was inspired by several palette knife painters.
Could it be my style is meant to go in a different direction??
Here is this afternoon's attempt at Simplified blocks of color with palette knife. Inspired by more artists than I can possibly name, but specifically a study of e. h. potthast's painting "In the Surf."

And the Croquet Players...

This morning I challenged myself with painting the beautiful Crawley sisters in front of Highclere Castle. How do you simplify that??

