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Flamingo Tango
Oil on panel, 12x9 |
After days of being snowed in - and painting snow, tonight I am painting tropical! I had every intention of trying a new technique on this, but after a VERY full day and a late start on this one - I didn't dare! Besides that, a sane person would choose a MUCH simpler composition to practice something new (not that I am normally sane)! I have wanted to paint this scene for almost a year. So, using some wonderful summer reference from the KC Zoo, I put the paint to panel. The reflections are as big a part of this painting as the lovely flamingoes! This makes the 58th painting in 58 days :)
Lovely painting, reminded me of how much I love watching the flamingos at our zoo. They don't do much, but they look so sociable, as if they're hanging out and gossiping in a low key way. The reflections are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYou are spot on about those flamingoes! They don't even look directly at you - just from the side as if they are gossiping with their neighbors, not wanting to offend! They are one of my favorite birds - so beautiful is their plumage. Thank you for visiting my blog and the kind words :)
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