Cat Tails12 x 18, pastel on Wallis Museum
Today I felt quiet in the studio as I painted and my subject came from my beloved Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. I sketched and observed the wind on the cat tails for a long time last week. I sketched them, looked at them again, looked at the color, took a photo or two, looked at others. Some side-lit, some back-lit, some in full sun, others in shadow.
Today, a quiet painting. Still applying the design ideas, but making them my own.
I've known for a long time that I will paint cat tails, but Marc Hanson's painting, "Fluff," pushed me from 'will paint' to 'must paint.'
1 comment:
I knew right away that this was inspired by Hanson's "fluff"...similar idea but very different from his. You did a very good job of choosing shapes and color relationships Good going!
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