Lighthouse with Stripes is painted on a 10 x 8 inch canvas hardboard. It is no particular lighthouse, just one out of my imagination while doing some painting at the last Peddler Show. I painted this one using a free style approach with no references.
On a given bright sunny day, the beach is flat and sandy with a light wind creating gentle wave action. The gulls are looking for their next snack.
As with all art work I do at shows, I check the work and make necessary improvements when I get home in the studio.
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http://www.thebartlettpair.com
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Sunday, July 27, 2014
The Outlaw Rooster, Original Painting
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I finished the Outlaw today and feel good about the results. It came out with a personality fitting for the mean fighting rooster. And this guy is a mean one! He roams freely and terrorizes the other roosters, and he tries to break into the neighbor's fenced in coop full of hens.
It took several tries and some time to get a shot of the Outlaw as he was evasive. The day was hot and sunny and I zoomed in on him hiding under some brush to get this shot. The sun shining through the brush produced some nice light effects bouncing off the leaves and weeds. The photo was an excellent reference, but I made him and the scenery more colorful, and took liberties to abbreviate all the brush he was surrounded with.
I hope you like the painting and story about the Outlaw. Prints are for sale on our website http://www.thebartlettpair.com Please feel free to comment on the post or email me.
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jimmie@jimmiesart.com