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