July 10, 2016

• progress

  One of the few good things of having to stay in due to health issues, was that I got a lot done on my art projects. I finished 3 pictures in June, two were started previously, but I put the finishing touches on them last month.
  I had put the marsh picture aside in May, because even though I knew it lacked something, I couldn't figure out what, so I didn't look at it for weeks and when I returned to it with fresh eyes, I saw how to fix it. Since I was imagining the scene in certain Southern states, I named it "Carolina Marsh".
  

  The Italian wall lizard took steady work and lots of shading, but I was pleased with how it came out. This idea was one I'd had for years, so it had plenty of time to simmer. This is one of the few pictures I've done that has man made objects. An early Genesis song provided the title, "The Conqueror".
  

  The last picture to be completed was an indigo bunting on branches of flowering dogwood. I had a lot of trouble with the dogwood flowers, even though those were one of the first flowers I learned to draw. They eventually worked out though. The bird looks a bit darker in the photo than it does in real life, and was a species I'd never painted before. This one is called "Blue Note".
  
  The two bird pictures have been entered into a local juried exhibit, along with a drawing from last year.Hopefully, the judges will allow at least one into the show. The lizard will be going to the Cold-Blooded Creations Show in Florida with a wood frog that I did this past winter. Both exhibits are in August.

  • 4:43 pm
  • 2 Comments