Friday, July 16, 2010

Baltimore Oriole in color!

.
Well, this is surprising!  I painted something!

Yes, it is a shock to me...  I haven't done a flat painting in years.  I used to paint model horses, but hadn't even done any of that in at least a year.  I got a beginners kit of Gouache paints a few months ago, but was too chicken to try them out.  On a whim the other day, I printed off a copy of my Baltimore Oriole, and proceeded to paint on it.  This is the result.  I started with the orange breast, and ended up with a more "abstract" look than I expected, but I find I rather like it!

I'm not sure what this would be considered, the drawing was originally mine, but I painted over a copy of it, but whatever it's to be called, it was FUN!



Hmm...  Should have added more orange on the bottom of the belly...  Maybe I'll do that later...
.

7 comments:

  1. I think its beautiful Nic. Looks real.

    ReplyDelete
  2. That looks excellent,especially the underside feathering. Well done!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. The colour really brings it to life and I like the beautiful wing detail and catch-light in the eye!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Thanks Fraser! I'm hopeful that this painting business may turn into a habit!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Hi there, sorry for the oversight! I've added my email address (pterelas at gmail dot com) to the site! Thanks for pointing that out!

    ReplyDelete

.