On The Easel
"Currently I’m working on a hunting dog scene with my hero ‘Scotchie’. He’s an eleven year old English Setter with grouse hunting in his blood. He was born with a loving soul, is a master manipulator when it comes to wanting something, and a natural born healer to anyone needing TLC. It’s amazing how he can be so tenacious when on the scent of a bird and then be such a sweet animal back home. He’s one of a kind, an all around ‘vocal’ character. We’re thankful to be part of his family.
The background of the painting is a composite of reference photographs I shot in Pennsylvanian woodlands. The grouse were researched by accompanying an avid outdoorsman during his grouse hunts, studying grouse mounted by taxidermists, and perusing books by Frank Woolner, Ned Smith and Gordon Gullion."
Read MoreThe background of the painting is a composite of reference photographs I shot in Pennsylvanian woodlands. The grouse were researched by accompanying an avid outdoorsman during his grouse hunts, studying grouse mounted by taxidermists, and perusing books by Frank Woolner, Ned Smith and Gordon Gullion."
Adding More Detail
I start to bring in more of the foreground with shape and color.
Still, as the painting progresses, I'll scrutinize different areas throughout the painting. It's not unusual for me to spend more time looking at the painting from different angles, lighting situations and distances to find inspiration and correction to what's already there.
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
