Harvest Grasses - pallet knife oil painting

Okay, so I have worked on 5 paintings this week - most of them grasses. Two of them need more work. My mission with this type of pallet knife painting is to keep from allowing the colors to become muddy.
I find it easiest to accomplish this by limiting my pallet, which requires that I carefully choose my pallet prior to beginning. I like this one. It's called "Harvest Grasses". The original is 8"x10" and loaded with texture. I still have a lot to learn, but I love the process, which is what matters!!!
Full image:

"Harvest Grasses"
8"x10" oil on canvas
pallet knife application
copyright Raette Meredith 2012

Here is a close up that shows the texture:

"Harvest Grasses" texture

Comments are appreciated.

Thick Thicker Thickest

I finally got some killer inspiration this week - I am back to grasses, but this time I am painting with thick oils. I applied the paint with pallet knives, two different sizes. I did not use any medium with the paint since the layering of paint seems to be thick enough. I can't wait to see how long it takes to dry. 

I have included an image of the finished painting below. It is titled "Windblown Grass" and is 9"x16" oil on canvas. Below the full size image is a detail image showing the texture.

"Windblown Grass"
9"x16" oil on canvas
Copyright Art by Raette Meredith 2012

"Windblown Grass" (texture) oil on canvas
copyright Art by Raette Meredith 2012