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| I have no idea what it is but it’s stunning |
On our usual afternoon walk, I took photos of newly opened Key West flowers. I don’t know their names but they look pretty.
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| Peter Vey in his gallery - talking shop with Ann |
At 5:00 pm, we took a short walk to the Gallery one Greene Street where Peter Vey was hosting a showing of his paintings. As I’ve said in the past, he does not use a paint brush but rather a pallet knife. It gives his paintings a 3D texture effect that is very stunning. The technique also does not allow for mistakes. Once the paint is applied, it’s there.
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| One of Peter Vey’s recent painting - the colors are vibrant in person |
Ann found him coming from the back of the room and they recognized each other. Ann has been coming to his gallery since the early 2000s. The two of them started talking painting stuff, so I wondered off to look at the rest of the paintings. I think they went at it for almost 1/2 hour - “talking shop”.
This is another example where the photos of the paintings bear no resemblance to the real thing. In the photos, the colors are muted and there’s no 3D effect from the heavy layers of oils applied by a pallet knife. It’s a unique medium he’s chosen.
In honor of the style, Ann just received her order of a set of pallet knives, she’s going to experiment over the next few weeks. Unfortunately, her test paintings will not be in oils so there won’t be a 3D effect but we’ll see how it turns out.
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