Impasto paint surface oil painting study

[impasto paint surface] photographed as an oil-paint study cropped to a 2:3 ratio with the composition preserved for printing as a poster-cover. The subject fills the frame and reads as a close-up, occupying center-left with heavy strokes sweeping from the upper-left toward the lower-right, and minimal negative space in the lower-right corner. Thick [palette-knife strokes] create pronounced ridges and layered overlaps so the canvas weave remains visible beneath some passages. Surface treatments show a mix of [deep teal highlights], saturated crimson and orange passages, warm mustard accents, and pale cream passages, each laid in broad, directional bands. Lighting is neutral and even to emphasize impasto relief and cast shallow, soft shadows within the paint valleys. The medium is explicit oil painting with tactile, high-viscosity texture and visible knife marks on cotton canvas. Keep scale guidance strict: crop at 2:3, retain the center-left swirl as the focal form and preserve the layered color relationships and stroke directions.