Activist: Tell us about your paintings

Tell us about your paintings.
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? What types of tools do you work with? I suppose responding with, "I use paintbrushes," is a little too obvious. I like to experiment with palette knives to build texture. I also find that the use of a rag to create subdued shapes and textures can be rewarding. I have also used everything from Sharpies to paint sticks and a variety of wooden sticks to fling paint in varied, fluid-like patterns onto canvas. Sometimes I fling [url=http://www.diyoilpaintings.com]paint by number [/url]  if nothing else is within reach.