Fur In The Paint

A Fowl Look
Oil Pastel on Handmade Paper
10 1/2 x 13

Just so you know the painting isn’t actually mounted in the frame. I just sorta laid it in there for the photo op, and apparently I did it poorly.

Started here pretty much as I always do. (You know, like twice before.)

I decided it would be easier to get my whites highlighted and shadowed if I had my background in. (base color in)

More background work.

Very close to finished. I just need to do some tweaking when it comes time to put it into the frame.

A Fowl Look White Rooster
10 1/2 x 13
Oil Pastel on Handmade Paper

Just a little more tweaking.
So here he is, finally. This is not at all what I envisioned when I started but all in all I like him.

I may still tweak the background a bit. Lighten it just a titch at the top. I have been vacillating between dark and light (you know, putting it in and then taking it back out.) at the top ever since I put in the background. Still . . . I think just a hint lighter.

He has a seriously fierce look to him here but then he did in real life too.

I’ll be posting the start to finish with this painting in the very near future.

Inspirational words for when you want to trash the painting your working on. (of which this rooster has been twice)

“Never give up, never surrender.” Tim Allen - Galaxy Quest

Never, ever, ever give up.” Charles Schultz

“Make it work people.” Tim Gunn

I looovee Tim Gunn. I could just squeeze him til he giggled. Oh yeah, Project Runway is back for a new season. But it’s moved from Bravo to Lifetime. Which is probably for the best. Other than Top Chef, Bravo’s programming has really been going downhill. (Okay way off topic here.)