Louisiana Brown Pelican

Experimenting with a quick 
impressionistic rendering  
of Louisiana's State bird, the Louisiana  Brown Pelican.
The sky and water was applied with wet on wet pigment  blended onto canvas, with finger, as I have once painted with oil pastels.
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Andrew Jackson

The deep contrast in color tones  and the backdrop of the blue sky,attracted me to do this New Orleans landmark. Andrew Jackson before the St Louis Cathedral New Orleans, after first few  layers.
20 x 16/ canvas

Sailboat on Lake Pontchartrain and Egret over the marsh

Sailboat on Lake Pontchartrain

More highlights added to water and light tones

The Marsh Painting,16 x 20 on canvas

More layers and new work on foreground.
Additional layers to follow and decision as to whether or not  to include the egret in this painting, or just start another painting ,
as the storm in this piece has taken over as the focal point.
The decision was made to go forward  with Egret .

Louisiana marsh study

Through this study, getting down the basics of tone, color, sky - water marsh, and background, for a marsh landscape, that might include an Egret

Lake Pontchartrain

Decided to take the Lake Pontchartrain painting to a whole new level.
I've added waves in the foreground, which then necesitated  adjustments to the background, reflective
more of a churning lake, underneath breezy conditions.
Click on image for a larger view of waves.

All the winter chill  got me thinking about warmer summer days.

small acrylic