"Tiger"
8" x 10"
oil on wrapped canvas
Tiger is a powerful reminder of overcoming fears and obstacles by reclaiming your place of power.
Tiger imagery represents the ability to manage strong emotions more effectively (says Google).
Painting went much better today. I like the way this one turned out. As a daily painting it is OK by me.
Here are photo I thought to take as I worked today:
I started with a canvas that had been tinted Azo yellow gold acrylic.
I sketched the tiger with a raw sienna and smallish brush.
Usually I paint darks first, but sometimes I get anxious to see how bright I will
be able to get the lightest lights so darks and lights happening simultaneously.
I am pushing myself to see other colors in the animals that
I am painting this month. Some underpainting needs to happen
to have this be successful. Had to get the background going, running
it into the figure helps to make continuity to the line and brushwork.
At this point, I walked. I needed to go to town to food shop
and go to the post office. It was definitely time to think. The painting
is almost all cool color.
Good that I went for a Jeep ride and played
my LOUD house music. I processed this painting
on my journey to town, what I needed.
Came back and worked on mixing some color to warm it up a bit.
I painted those white areas, many, many times to get it to read right and
those whiskers were fun!
