Is it finished? I dunno. I keep thinking that perhaps I need to have a branch protruding from the chest area of the moose.....but I don't want to overdo it. The balance seems to work the way it is, but I tend to overthink and then overdo.......GAH!
Not sure where I'm going with this one, so I'm playing with it a bit.
Laying in the branches with the brush is scary......and I must admit to being horribly dissapointed in the paper I am using on this project. If you look close, the moose actually looks hairy......not brushwork, just the paper "pilling". <Grumble> I went out and and used a 40% off coupon at Michael's to purchase a three pack of Arches, just in case I decide to completely scrap this attempt.
So, I have started another painting, but this one is going to be a straight up watercolour. I am attempting to do this one with a more "loose" hand, and am painting , much of the background without laying a groundwork of pencil sketch.
Finished, matted and framed........
I am now almost afraid that I have overworked the bird in my attempt to bring detail to some areas. I am also not sure if I actually want to put in a background.....decisions, decisions.....gah!
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Added more color to the wings, and removed resist. Also started working on the rocky perch, which is proving to be a challenge.
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Added a little more color. Adjusted the tail feathers.
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It has been a good long time since I have put paint to paper, the following is my first attempt at a mixed media pen and ink/watercolor in more than ten years.
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