In between the holidays and my adventures in Asia, I’ve been busy painting in the studio and playing around with some new ideas. I wanted to see if I could recreate the texture on birch and aspen trees by working with really thick oil paint. Pushing and pulling the paint around, sometimes even 1/4 of an inch thick, with the palette knife is not only a lot of fun but is also reproducing the texture I wanted. Here is one of the first pieces I’ve completed and a close-up on the texture. I’d love to hear your feedback.