Johnson Lane

Johnson lane was painted completely with a pallet knife. The knife puts the color down rich and keeps the colors from being muddy by constantly wiping the knife.

The main reason Charles Hawthorne had students paint with putty knives was to keep them from in consequential details. 

In this particular painting, details are suggested as not to detract from the colorful warm, light key associated with the late afternoon.
 I worked on this painting several times at the same time of day. I softened some of the background using color notes rather than blending techniques.