Flamingo Fluff, an original acrylic painting

Flamingo Fluff is an original acrylic painting on a 10 by 8 inch gallery wrap canvas.

This the first painting I completed in 2017!  I enjoy painting Flamingos as they are so interesting and have so many unique poses.

I chose this pose to paint because the bird was preening and the plumage was fluffed out, hence the source of the title of the art work.  This pallet is fairly easy for the bird.  The warm colors cover the full range from red light to red deep, some aliz. crimson and magenta, and earth tones to calm the brights.  I like to use Payne's gray as my black and some red and green to make my browns for the background.

I started with a light sketch of the major components of the image, but as the work proceeded paint covered the lines, and I was on my own with a reference photo.  My rendition of the bird came out pretty close to the physical attributes and turned out believable.  Flamingo Fluff has sold.

I hope you enjoy my art work and blog.

God Bless You,
jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Flamingo Portrait, original acrylic painting

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The Flamingo Portrait painting was finished yesterday.  It is painted on a 10 by 8 inch gallery wrapped canvas in acrylics.  I enjoyed this study  of the bird and how the flamingo compares to other birds in shape and color.  I like to paint bright and love to have striking shadows.  This contrast is essential to having a good painting.

I have another small format flamingo painting in progress which should be finished in a few days.

As always, if you are interested in my art, contact me.  Click on the below comment link to leave you thoughts and/or suggestions.

Happy New Year!
jimmie@jimmiesart.com 

Two Flamingos, Oil Painting 20x24

I finished "Two Flamingos" last week.  It is painted realistically on a 20x24 inch canvas.  It took about three months working on it along with other paintings in progress. I used a photo submitted by Lady Carol in the wetcanvas.com image library for artists as my reference.  Many thanks to her and wetcanvas.

I hope you like the painting.  Contact me if you are interested in purchasing it.

Let us pray before we paint,
Jimmie@jimmiesart.com

Flamingo Oil Painting

I finished this long legged guy today.  A really fun painting.  Brights against dark backgrounds are great.  The Flamingo is in oils on a 20x16 gallery wrapped canvas with the edges painted for hanging without a frame.  The paint is still wet, but the painting should be dry to ship within several days. 


I wish you a happy new year and great opportunities.

Let us pray before we paint,

Jimmie@jimmiesart.com