An Acrylic Painting of Eagles

"Tag Team"

12" x 12"

acrylic on wrapped canvas

This one's photo turned out too light on this blog - 

I am not going to change it, 

because how it looks

in PS 'is how it looks', but it
is a little darker.

Loved painting this one - I could hear the wind rustling through the tree

branches - of course the wind outside right now, kept that

sound fresh in my mind.

It is painted around the edges...no frame.

See last post for the story behind this painting.

An Acrylic Work in Progress

(iPad photo) There are many 'streaming' sites this spring with cameras aimed 

at mating pairs of eagles and their nests.

Pittsburgh, Berry College in Georgia, 

and Davenport/Alcoa, Iowa to name a few.  

I like to join in the viewing at the Decorah Eagles webcam in Iowa -

 they just had some hatchlings arrive.  You can view them HERE.

Today I started this acrylic painting of a pair of eagles tending to their nest

way up in the tree from several years ago.

Again, it has been in the to-do pile forever.

Finally found some inspiration - and know that - you too, can find

new inspiration just by changing your medium from time to time.

I usually find acrylics frustrating and I am not sure why because there

couldn't be any more vibrant color coming out of those tubes.  I have

recently dove into many books and blog pages of acrylic pros

and found a new way to look at it. Anyway, I am OK with acrylics, 

as long as it continues to work out.

I think my MUSE was with me today.

Check back in a few days for the finished painting,

and as always thanks for visiting!

Source Photographs That Go the Distance

"Shadows in the Wind"

6" x 6"

oil on Raymar canvasboard

for sale at ETSY HERE

 Continuing to attempt a different idea with my portraits and figurative paintings...this one is painted from a photo I took YEARS ago, when I was taking portraiture classes with Dodie Rufner/Ballentine in Colorado.  I was fortunate enough to go to the model's home, pick her up and drive her across Denver to Littleton, to our painting session.  She was dressed, as you can see - in full tribal dress.  I remember her being very quiet.  If I remember right, Cherokee?  And because I don't remember I will research and be sure about it before I state it definitely.   I have class notes somewhere in the studio...

maybe the information I need is there.  

The photos I took that night and the opportunity to paint her from a live session have given me MILES of painting pleasure. I remember I have painted her in different poses maybe 7 times over the past 30 years.  I only have one painting that is still with me.  

She is painted with 'eagles' in the wind.  These last two paintings may GO bigger this winter.  I like the bold colors of this one.  I have so many ideas in my head for the next one...I can't decide which one.  It may be an eeny-meeny-minee-moe.  This is me, who usually has to reach and stretch so far for the next idea.  So, keep em coming muse!!

I LOVE this time of year...the haze in the morning, the cooler temps, the good sleeping weather that it is!!  The trees here are gaining in the yellow/orange change.  Because the drought left this area so drab and colorless all summer, it's a good thing!  How is it where you live?