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."

Adding Background Color<br />
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I start to fill in the background, again, in one color, it helps get the idea of how I want to 'light' my painting and puts the various elements of the painting into position.<br />
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I'll use charcoal to rough in some additional animals, foliage... and after collecting some other reference materials am ready to go full color.<br />
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Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

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Adding Background Color

I start to fill in the background, again, in one color, it helps get the idea of how I want to 'light' my painting and puts the various elements of the painting into position.

I'll use charcoal to rough in some additional animals, foliage... and after collecting some other reference materials am ready to go full color.

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

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