Happy St. Patrick's Day!!
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Acrylic on 6x6 canvas panel.This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Valri was the gracious hostess. Thanks for the terrific reference photos.
Valri challenged us to put something of Patty's Day into our paintings. So I did this African Gray, named Smokey Joe, and created a shamrock design as background. Plus a little green color into the plumage...thus, wearin' of the green.
This is standard fast drying acrylic. I decided it was easier to render all the variations of gray with washes rather than the thicker approach with Golden Opens.
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John 14:12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
Dean, he's wonderful. You have really captured that "parrot look". The grays are very well done.
ReplyDeleteUne peinture superbe, j'aime la manière sublime que vous avez réussi à saisir. Moi qui durant de nombreuses années j'ai eu "coco" comme animal de compagnie, je peux vous dire que je retrouve la juste attitude !
ReplyDeleteLes nuances de couleurs sont très belles et le travail du plumage sensationnel.
Gros bisous
Excellent job on this parrot, Dean.! love his color and I noticed the green!
ReplyDeletegreat "portrait" of a special bird! love it!
ReplyDeleteNicely done, Dean! I like how his head is tilting to 'look' out of the canvas. Great job with those grays - and greens. I hope you had a Happy St. Patty's... I did. Mmmm... corned beef and cabbage!
ReplyDelete-Don
Goodness knows I've seen this look on my Caique! Beautiful work, Dean. The shamrocks are exquisite to an Irisher like myself!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kathryn. Those grays are always a challenge for me.
ReplyDeleteMartine wrote: "A beautiful painting, I like the sublime way that you managed to capture. I, who for many years I had "coconut" as a pet, I can tell you that I found the right attitude!
ReplyDeleteShades of colors are beautiful and stunning work of plumage.
big kisses"
Thank you, Martine for those gracious words.
Hilda...I'm glad you picked up on the green. Late Happy St. Patrick's Day!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Celeste...I always appreciate your visits! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Don. Yes I had a great St. Patty's Day. And like you said..Mmmmm...corned beef and cabbage!!!:)
ReplyDeleteSherry...Happy St. Patrick's Day to ya!! :) Better late than never!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful grey, purplish colors and an interesting profile of the parrot.
ReplyDeleteVery nice Dean!
ReplyDeleteDean....paseando por los blog he llegado hasta aqui...me ha sorprendido lo que has pintado..esta hermosa lora...hoy he publicado en mi blog.." La jaula de mi lora "...y he buscado una lora p el relato sin ver la que estaba aqui...muy linda
ReplyDelete¡¡ Hermosas tus pinturas !!!
Recibe mis saludos desde Argentina
un beso
Den...se me ha olvidado invitarte a que leas mi relato...gracias
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