I started this painting just for fun using my usual brushes, but it just wasn’t working. I don’t usually do flowers, so I figured I would just try something new and crazy and try using my palette knife. It took awhile to get the hang of it, but I thought it turned out quite nicely. I used Rublev’s “Velasquez Medium” to thicken and create the impasto effect.
Martha Iler is primarily a self-taught realist painter who enjoys doing portraiture, figurative work and still life. She lives in rural Illinois near St. Louis and is involved in exposing her community to art through the local artist guild, as well as participating in shows in St. Louis and Springfield, IL. While living in Virginia, she worked as a graphic designer for PBS. She has won several awards of excellence, and a juror's choice award.
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