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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Elva #60: Rusty, a Sandhill Crane

I painted this portrait of Rusty, a sandhill crane for my blog.  I've been writing a three part series about Rusty and Broken Toe.   I painted this from one of my photographs.  Late afternoon sun was hitting parts of the little marsh and Rusty.

Painted on Lanaquarelle 140# Rough .... it is always a treat to paint on good paper.  I liked how I could rewet an area without leaving any harsh lines.  I found paint did not lift as easily as on some paper.

4 comments:

jyothisethu said...

really wonderful...
his bumpy motion is captured well...

congrats...

brincrish said...

This is really beautiful!

Kelly said...

...you've capture the beautiful gate they have. I love the angle of the head. It's lovely.

Terry said...

Lovely - you sure did capture his personality and the beauty of the scene!