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Feb 4, 2021
Media: Oil on canvas panel
Size: 4x6 in
Not for Sale
There's some unwritten rule that everyone has to paint a kingfisher at some point. They're gorgeous! As with the guinea fowl, I made a few sketches first to capture the pose. I love the way it's hunched on that branch. It's all coiled up, ready to strike, almost like a cat. This was my also first shot at using the much-feared, much loved Phthalo Blue. It's an extremely saturated warm blue and great for intense colors, but it's transparent which makes it tricky to use. I had to plan the whole painting around it. I skipped the underpainting so the blue wouldn't be dulled in any way, then started with the blue patches and built the rest of the painting around them. There's some unwritten rule that everyone has to paint a kingfisher at some point. They're gorgeous! As with the guinea fowl, I made a few sketches first to capture the pose. I love the way it's hunched on that branch. It's all coiled up, ready to strike, almost like a cat. This was my also first shot at using the much-feared, much loved Phthalo Blue. It's an extremely saturated warm blue and great for intense colors, but it's transparent which makes it tricky to use. I had to plan the whole painting around it. I skipped the underpainting so the blue wouldn't be dulled in any way, then started with the blue patches and built the rest of the painting around them. |
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