Chimp on silk (didn't know whether other wildlife art species permitted here) (1 Viewer)

Kindly forgive this one if other wildlife art is not permitted. This is acrylic on silk twill (necktie) - no sketch (a la prima), tiny brush, thin layers to avoid clogging the twill. I have some more birds in the "silk works", and my avatar was done the same way. The vertical format of a necktie is ideal for birds. Warm regards to all. - Bob

Bob in SF said:

Kindly forgive this one if other wildlife art is not permitted. This is acrylic on silk twill (necktie) - no sketch (a la prima), tiny brush, thin layers to avoid clogging the twill. I have some more birds in the "silk works", and my avatar was done the same way. The vertical format of a necktie is ideal for birds. Warm regards to all. - Bob

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Very nice portrait

The primates always seem to me to have that ''deep sense of knowing contemplation''?,or maybe i'm just soft

Undoubtedly difficult to paint and capture those expressions,much like a
human portrait.

Matt

matt green said:

Very nice portrait

The primates always seem to me to have that ''deep sense of knowing contemplation''?,or maybe i'm just soft

Undoubtedly difficult to paint and capture those expressions,much like a
human portrait.

Matt

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Matt - Thanks! But not so difficult - I always work in gray scale, then add color once I've have established the tonal spectrum and emotional content. I learned this from endless study of black and white photography, and Vermeer's limited number of amazing paintings. Color comes last. It's always worth failing plenty and daily, enroute to little shreds of rendering success. The primates do know. - Bob