I used a discarded sponge to add texture to the orange and then wanted to see how chalk works on the relief. At first it was just a smudge as it was so soft; once that was wiped away, I used chalk again but did not touch it. As I did this, I became more aware of the abstraction and effects I had created and at this point was very happy so far.
I enjoyed watching how form was created with my brush as I followed the contours of the objects.
I loved this effect; I didn’t overthink anything and just played with the palette knife and paint. I like how the relief came through with the movement of the knife.
Brush impasto and sgrafitto
Palette knife and brush impasto
Tea and Doodles 