2 Plein airs & a knife portrait

Here are three I did today. The two plein air pieces, "Up the Creek" and "Lawson's Bottom" were done this morning and this evening respectively. The portrait, "Next", was done from a reference photograph, and was attempted to see if I could do a portrait with the palette knife. I actually started it last night and finished it today. Don't know if it was successful, but it was fun.

Up the Creek, 9" x 12", oil on mounted canvas, palette knife, plein air

Lawson's Bottom, 9" x 12", oil on mounted canvas, palette knife, plein air

Next (detail)

Next, 24" x 18", oil on mounted canvas, palette knife