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I have always wanted to paint orchids but never got around to it until now. This one is a study in oils on an 8 by 10 inch canvas of a single orchid to familiarize me with the anatomy of the flower before planning a larger painting. I will post it for sale after I get a better photo taken in natural light. The weather has been overcast here.
The Sunflower Portrait is painted on a 20 by 16 inch gallery wrap canvas in a realistic representation with artistic attempt to capture as much of the shapes and color that make the flower so beautiful. The use of shadow and light to create the shapes required a lot of color mixing and blending. I am very happy with the end results. I hope your enjoy the work. You can purchase this painting and others at our Bartlett Pair Art website.
Check out the pics capturing stages of the painting process.
I finished painting the Snowy Egret on the Rocks painting done in acrylics this week and thoroughly enjoyed the entire process. I used a reference photo I took of the Egret fishing along the shoreline in Palacios, Texas, which by the way is one of my favorite places to go to take pictures of birds and boats.
The painting is 24 inches by 12 inches on a standard depth gallery wrap canvas with edges painted. I started the work blocking in the traced image outline and background with basic colors without detailing. At this point, I got intrigued with the water movement and spent most of the time creating the wavering action and reflections. Lastly, the white bird brights and shadows was done. I think it came out OK? The original and prints are available, see https://bartlettpairart.com/product/snowy-egret-on-the-rocks-original-painting/
Merry Christmas Everybody!
Jimmie Bartlett
I painted the Proud Eagle, on a 12 inch square canvas, with acrylics. The painting was done in layers of paint to create depth and even colors. I like to have a thoroughly painted canvas to prevent spots of uncovered canvas showing through. Impressionistic techniques were included to provide a base for the detailing work. I used carbon transfer paper to get a simple sketch of the image on the canvas. Only an outline of the image and major features are traced. Including too many lines causes confusion. The eyes are painted first, because they are the most important feature in the painting. The eagle's beak is also a strong feature, and a focal point of interest. I enjoyed painting the eagle and hope you like it also. Proud Eagle is a great piece of fine art for your collection or home decor. The painting is for sale at bartlettpairart.com/ Blessings My Friends, Jimmie@bartlettpairart.com
Springtime Fields was painted in acrylics on an 8 inch by 10 inch gallery wrap canvas with edges painted black. I was inspired to paint this road side scene along Highway 35 because of the beautiful bright yellow flowers growing in front of the cattle shed and round bales of hay lined up in a nice composition. I brought the scene closer to the viewer and planted more flowers in front of the fence line.
I didn’t know at the time I took the photo, to paint from, a customer and friend of mine owned the property. When she saw the painting on FB, she contacted me to purchase Springtime Fields. So social networking does work! I also want to say Thank You to Cindy for her purchase.
Blessings My Friends,
Jimmie@bartlettpairart.com
