Right now I am preparing for the Bloom11 show that takes place in March. This is a juried show, so there is no guarantee that I will even be selected, the fear of rejection is real.
I am currently trying to finish this flamingo painting. This is the largest coloured pencil piece I have ever done. I decided to create a piece that combines my two obsessions: flamingos, and flowers. I wanted to do something slightly different creating the body of the flamingo in a variety of pink flowers that are all within the same colour scheme. The reference photo of the flaming was used to achieve the overall shape, then I meshed together a series of flower photos to make up the body.
The size of it is rather daunting, I’ve had to section it off, work on each section at a time to make it more manageable. Tackling a painting this size has been challenging in many ways. The biggest hurdle is not smudging the finished areas. Next time, I will work starting on the left side working my way over to the right as I am right handed. This will hopefully prevent me from resting my hand and smudging the finished areas. I also would use a different colour of pastel mat, I’m finding that I am fighting against the tooth of the paper and they grey easily shows through. I’ve had to use less transparent pencils for the base layers due to this, then glazing over top with a more translucent colour to build up the depth. I can't wait to see how this one turns out as there are still elements that I may add!
I’m really enjoying this flamingo and it is a bit addicting. I’m wondering if I can make this into a series….
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