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Inspired by the bas-relief sculptures of the ancient Romans, artist
Jennifer Vranes developed a technique years ago that involves painting
with extreme textures. Unlike a traditional palette knife painting,
Vranes loads on the texture just where nature intended. The sky and distant
mountains, for instance, remain flat and smooth; contrasting dramatically
with the highly textured fields, bushes and trees in the foreground.
This juxtaposition of texture versus smooth in just the right places
gives her paintings their distinct and unmistakable 3-dimensional effect.
Vranes literally "sculpts" on
the thick texture with a large palette knife. The trunks of the Aspens
actually feel like bark to the touch, and the petals of the wild poppies
can almost be picked! “Go Ahead. Touch it!
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