Awhile ago, we stayed with friends in Pittsburgh and still have many fond memories of that time. There were many walks in the woods along with visits to art galleries and eateries, most of the time accompanied by the stately Pirate. Mature and dignified is how I would describe Pirate. His gentle demeanour and intelligence gave him a sense of quiet but penetrating dignity. I knew that I wanted to do a portrait of him but only got around to it lately. I started by choosing a greenish grey background color which went on thinly. The rest of the painting was painted alla prima with just a few tonal changes over the next few days. Being so dark, the painting was extremely difficult to photograph properly and I feel that this photo (the best that I have) does not do Pirate quite the justice he deserves. The oil is 8" X 10".
Passing through
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There were 3 of these, presumably stragglers from the big flocks. Also
Gadwall, Mandarin and various other common ducks and several species of
gulls includ...
4 days ago
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You captured his personality, or at least his name...he looks intelligent with a bit of mischief in him.
And, yes, isn't it frustrating to photograph some extreme values in artworks?
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