Saturday, February 25, 2012

Rest On The Rocks-Pelican

Close up



Oil on 6x6 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Bonnie was the great hostess. Thanks for the terrific reference photos.
I really like working from photos. But never copy slavishly. Turn the photo into a painting!
Here's the original photo to illustrate the changes I made in cropping and color.

Pelicans are fascinating critters. There is a prehistoric manner about them.

First I answered Bonnie's challenge to crop. Then I challenged myself to push the chroma and texture in this one. I also changed the lighting in order to dramatize the color. As of now, I'm pretty satisfied with the results.

Available ... If interested, contact me at kkayangel2(at)yahoo.com

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19 comments:

  1. Unknown2/25/12, 4:45 PM

    Really nice. I love the amount of paint used in this one.

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  2. Pam Holnback2/25/12, 7:05 PM

    Love the strong highlights.

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  3. Catherine Kendrick2/25/12, 8:57 PM

    Dean.. I love pelicans.. and yours is gorgeously done!

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  4. hmuxo2/25/12, 9:17 PM

    Beautifully painted, Dean. I love the colors in the water and the feathers are beautifully painted as well..

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  5. Autumn Leaves2/26/12, 6:41 AM

    Your interpretation of the photo is beautiful, Dean. I think the pelican itself is beautiful and the way you've handled the background is both inspired and magnificent.

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  6. Brad Miedema2/26/12, 9:19 PM

    Excellent painting Dean! wonderful brushwork

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  7. Studio at the Farm2/27/12, 10:58 AM

    Dean, I LOVE the colors you brought into the pelican, and how you used your brush-strokes with the feathers. It's a real beauty!!!

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  8. les peintures de Viviane2/27/12, 12:14 PM

    Beautiful pelican !

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  9. Dean H.2/27/12, 2:51 PM

    Tim...Thanks for noticing. It's inspiring when it goes down more or less right.

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  10. Dean H.2/27/12, 2:53 PM

    I had noticed this type of lighting in one of my previous paintings as I looked through my blog. I'm glad I tried it again.

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  11. Dean H.2/27/12, 2:55 PM

    Ooops...the previous statement is in reply to Pam...I hit the send button too quick....Thanks, Pam.

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  12. Dean H.2/27/12, 2:56 PM

    Thanks very much, Catherine!

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  13. Dean H.2/27/12, 2:58 PM

    Thank s, Hilda! I was afraid I might overdo the strong color. Glad you like it.

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  14. Dean H.2/27/12, 3:00 PM

    Thank you, Sherry! I'm very happy that you like the changes I made from the photograph.

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  15. Dean H.2/27/12, 3:01 PM

    Thank you, Brad, my friend! I appreciate your kind comment.

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  16. Dean H.2/27/12, 3:02 PM

    Kathryn...Thanks for those much appreciated supportive words!

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  17. Dean H.2/27/12, 3:03 PM

    Thank you, Viviane!

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  18. Bruce Sherman2/28/12, 6:47 PM

    Hi there Dean!... You certainly transformed this fellow drastically... and more interestingly as a subject by cropping!

    Everything necessary to read pelican... is there... front and centre... on a postage sized format!

    Good Painting!
    Warmest regards,
    Bruce

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  19. Angela Sullivan2/29/12, 2:04 PM

    Love the pelican. Your painting sure inspires me.

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