ArtistFrancoise Niellycreates dynamic portraits that find order in chaos.
At first glance, the paintings read more abstract than figurative.
Palette knife painting was not how Nielly began her artistic career.
Nielly didnt have to look far for ideas on how to redo the face.
Her father had taught Nielly about straight linessomething that the palette knife is adept at creating.
A face has an architecture and perspective of its own, she explains.
A nose has really complicated architecture.
Knife painting allowed me to make cuts to truly structure the face.
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