Started a half sheet (Arches 140# cold press) painting of a colorful roseate spoonbill from our Florida trip. It’s a big bird and they were all strutting and building nests for the babies to come at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm. Of course, most people say, “Look, a flamingo” because they think any bird this pink must be a flamingo. But these beauties are an acquired taste (I mean, the face is not exactly pretty! ha ha).
Next step to come. I want to keep the bright but get the idea of the sun-touched vs shadowed feathers. We’ll see if I can accomplish it.
I haven’t painted this large in a while as I’ve been kind of stuck in the fourth sheet size paintings. Time to go bigger!
2 comments:
looking great! perfect colour
and i think they look neat 😀
Thanks, Jennifer. I think they are gorgeous and very interesting, too.
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