Knifing practise

This practise knife painting can't really blame the problems on the painting knife !  I fear that the composition got lost in the fun of using the knife, with the result that now I can't tell whether it is the sky or the land that is to be the focus.  With a bit of thought I may be able to rescue it !  I was intending to paint the third of the series from the Wirral photo by Chris Smith, but the urge to try the knife with it was just too great.  I will still paint one that "matches" the first two in style, though.

After a few days with this one on view on the fridge, I have simplified the masts, and made the remaining ones a bit taller and heavier--the balance is better now.  I am rather coming to like the different style !  Turns out that it is a good idea to keep the odd globs of paint on one's palette for several days--it sure simplified making the small changes that I wanted.