In the progress look at new painting Throwing Mardi Gras Beads.
Jan 6 is Epiphany, twelth night marking the official start to carnival season till Ash Wed, day after Mardi Gras. This painting is about capturing the beauty of human figure and motion.
There several classifications of the Egret bird.
This one particular Egret is one of many that can be also spotted in Louisiana.
16 by 20
Acrylic on canvas
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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As in most of my most paintings in realism , objects Grab and Beg me to paint them. It all starts when a unique composition of an object framed into my line of of sight will first grab and hold my attention, and asethitcally showcase it's negative space, shadows, reflected light, and highlights.
Does this happen to you too?
A prime example of this is this New Orleans French Quarter hitching post. pressed here. Yet another of many of in- progress paintings.
In this update I just stained -in a few touches to lightest areas.
In progress of first couple of passes
#Cafedumonde sugar dispenser next to napkin holder. #art #realism updated here and
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Cafe Cafe Du Monde
4th session
In progress, Acrylic
painting of view crossing
Decatur Street, approaching Cafe Du Monde, leaving the perimeter of Jackson Square in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
Frequently after coming back after a break from a long session, a fresh eye on the subject can be very revealing. I realised with this update I needed to spend more time on some reflections and highlights, to the bottle and glass rim. That's what got all my attention with this pass today.
I am becoming pleased with the on going developments following these last stages.
Another quick and subtle touch up to this session of the in progress wine tasting update.
Finally started the bottom of the Decanter in this commission wine painting.... slowly but surely.
