Follow this Bald Eagle oil pastel to a finished painting.
Each summer a new animal or
bird is selected for an oil pastel painting.
Last summer the subject was a Young Desert Ram; won two awards.
Young Desert Ram
Two summers ago the subject was a
Red-tailed Hawk; also an award winner.
Red-tail Hawk
He needs a friend. A
Bald Eagle would make for a good buddy. So, this painting has about two years of
thought before the first stroke of color.
Day 1: The first stage is where the subject is
blocked in and under painted.
The focus of my blog is Value. The selection of
the subject and background color is the beginning of my value system for this
painting; a high contrast painting because of the drama expressed by
the subject.
In this first day, my guy is becoming
a personality on the board. We are starting to communicate. We’ll see which of
us will win in the “do it my way" game.
Names for my painting
usually arrive after the painting is finished. As this piece develops,
suggested names are welcome.
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