Capturing The Moment

I love using the palette knife!!  In this particular piece I wanted to capture all the movement and feeling that occurs when a child first steps into the swirling water of the ocean.  The palette knife always forces me to use more paint than I would with a brush, and bolder strokes.  This painting is composed of layer and layer of beautiful color intertwined with swirling movement.  Even the childs body is made up of strokes that seem to have an energy of their own.  Color always seems more vibrant to me when applied directly with the knife.  I have developed a favorite among my palette knives and I must admit that I would be lost without it :)