Artist Information:
Maxine Price
Wimberley, TX
United States
Member Since: Mar 2007
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Artist Statement:
I began experimenting with the
palette knife about 10 years
ago in an effort to
capture textures that I
couldn’t achieve with a brush.
Now, I find that I am no
longer satisfied with what I
call “flat painting” so, at
the most basic level, my
work is an exploration of the
medium of oil paint and the
method of applying
it to canvas with a knife.
There is an element of
experimentation every time I
paint – to see how far I can
push the medium to achieve the
idea I wish to
convey.
I work in many different
series, most of them ongoing,
and each beginning with
a different concept.
Inspiration comes from many
sources including old walls
and dilapidated buildings,
signs, rocks and rusted
things. I am fascinated with
the
accidental beauty found in
debris. Subject matter varies
but method and medium
remain consistent. My strokes
differ considerably according
to the series or to
the subject. I try continually
to invent new strokes and new
ways to work the
pigment with the palette
knife.
I work wet into wet, layering
thicker pigment over thinner
pigment. This becomes
a journey with unpredictable
detours and outcomes which
must be...
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Artist Galleries:
Art Divas Gallery
Taos, New Mexico
www.artdivasartgallery.com
Art Incorporated Gallery
San Antonio, Texas
www.artincorporated.com
Bryant GAllery
Kingsville,Texas
www.bryantgallery.net
Thornwood Gallery
Houston/Dallas, Texas
www.thornwoodgallery.com
Russell Collection Gallery
Austin, Texas
www.russell-collection.com
jSpace Gallery
Marble FAlls, Texas
www.jspacegallery.com
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Maxine Price's Free Artist Portfolio
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I began experimenting with the palette knife about 10 years ago in an effort to
capture textures that I couldn’t achieve with a brush. Now, I find that I am no
longer satisfied with what I call “flat painting” so, at the most basic level, my
work is an exploration of the medium of oil paint and the method of applying
it to canvas with a knife. There is an element of experimentation every time I
paint – to see how far I can push the medium to achieve the idea I wish to
convey.
I work in many different... |
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