"Big Bird" was a sweetie as far as roosters go. He was Mary Logsdon's
sister's pet kid...until the neighbor's dog ate him...sigh...SO, it is
for this reason that I loved painting this pet kid! I also hear Big
Bird loved his back scratched! Now tell me they aren't like dogs! lol I
REALLY loved painting this bird. He was like a fauvist animal from the
get go...I strengthened the color in Big Bird to really emphasize the
fauve in him! I don't know why, but there is mostly purple in the dark
colors in Big Bird, but they always read as blue. Either way, the darks
are good for contrast and would look good blue or purple, but I have to
say this so you get an idea. The green in the background is like a
Granny Smith apple green...a little yellowish green, but it looks great
with this bird! As with some of the other animals I have painted if
there is a larger amount of background (negative space) I have added a
bit of a honeycomb stamp into the oil to give the impression of
pattern...it makes the background subtlety more interesting. In this
instance it reminds me of chicken wire! FUN! "Big Bird" comes ready to
frame or can sit on an easel as the example shows.
Here is Big Bird!
I feel like the color is best shown here...except still more purple for bottom darks! Easel was purchased at Hobby Lobby.
Maple Floater Frame can be purchased at pictureframes.com
Maple CFS10
Gold Leaf Floater Frame
CFS3
Black Floater Frame (my favorite)
CF1
HAPPY CREATING!
1 comment:
Love the gold framed version because it pulls the gold out of the honeycomb pattern and yet the bold colors of the rooster holds its own. Perfection!
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