Mangrove Morning
28 Sep 2011 1 Comment
in Paintings Tags: crane, Florida, Ft.Lauderdale, mangrove, morning, New River, river, water bird
The photo I used as my reference
First, I sketched out my lines and then painted white mask on the areas that I wanted to remain white and on the mangrove roots.
- Sketched Picture and painted with Mask
The picture was a little too plain, so I wanted to include a water bird we see around here all the time. As reference, I looked up a picture on the internet for a white crane. They are so pretty and graceful. I like the peacefulness of the bird in contrast to the tangleness of the roots behind him.
Sky - Morning glow
I painted in the sky and reflection in the water with wet on wet, using windsor yellow and orange and reds. Then I let it dry.
Greens
Then I painted in the greens of the trees and in the water.
- Rubbed off the mask
After putting most of my background, I let it dry completely and then rubbed off the mask. This is where I really spent a lot of time sharpening and painting in the details. Here is the finished product.
Mangrove Morning
