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timwootton
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Yes - it emphasises the fleeting. It's a very striking painting in its own right, too.
Strandman
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another rainy, rainy day- but the germ of a new project here with a couple of bullfinches on an ivy-covered fruit tree this morning, done really quickly as a wet underpainting on a biggish bit o canvas board
I know what the idea of the painting is this time, so that's a relief for us all (assuming it is a good idea)- the centre of interest should be the Bullfinches sitting up high, placid and settled almost with the same lumpy n lofty look as an old pair of WT Eagles sat up on a dead branch
bonus feature is a marsh harrier fanning his tail during a break in the rain- I had couple of hours free of errands and nipped up to Minsmere where (tribute to the crap weather) I was the only person in the hide on a Saturday afternoon
I know what the idea of the painting is this time, so that's a relief for us all (assuming it is a good idea)- the centre of interest should be the Bullfinches sitting up high, placid and settled almost with the same lumpy n lofty look as an old pair of WT Eagles sat up on a dead branch
bonus feature is a marsh harrier fanning his tail during a break in the rain- I had couple of hours free of errands and nipped up to Minsmere where (tribute to the crap weather) I was the only person in the hide on a Saturday afternoon
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solitaryVSong
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Love the field sketches Ed, as usual. And they look a whole lot better than the Sharp-shinned fanning his tail in our backyard yesterday. Even with my new Caran d'Ache clutch pencil they turned out dull as could be. I had stepped outside to look at the results of some pruning I'd done and heard some loud alarm calls. Then I saw the Sharpie not more than 12-15 feet away, constantly fanning his tail. A great opportunity wasted on my part. You've been extremely successful with a similar opportunity.
timwootton
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There's that brushwork again - even in sketch form, the painting looks almost done! Smart sketches.
ARTHUR BISHOP
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Harrier sketches brilliantly caught
Strandman
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bullfinches are intended to be an exercise in restraint after the gunking up and sanding down of the Barn Owl- so plan is to preserve more of the underpainting this time around and not just trowel bright colours on top
currently I'm here with it
some more detail to go in and around the birds and maybe some teeny touches of more intense colours
+ need to get the brightest tones of the lit branches just a bit closer to that of the birds
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timwootton
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Can't be far off completion this, Ed. Love it.
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
entirely agreed
solitaryVSong
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Await the final results Ed. I'm always a sucker for dripping paint and bare canvas, as I think I see towards bottom, esp. bottom left. It would be nice to see some closeups of this eventually.
Strandman
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hello there- you are right about some bare canvas and drippings: I'm beginning to think I am better suited to that than the thick stuff
overall pic very nearly done I think, with a deliberate effort to stop short and not bludge too much on: maybe not quite enough of the bullfinch colours in the branches, so the birds stick out a bit- black and white version works better in a way
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buzzard12
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Certainly did, very nice Ed. Works well for me in both colour and without, congrats...
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