30 in 30 Challenge - #4 - Kingfisher
Kingfisher 5"x7" Pastel/Velour Paper This little guy is so cheerful and it is so dreary here that I just had to paint him. This is another Gary Jones reference. Please check Gary's wildlife photos out at PaintMyPhoto.ning. He has such a wonderful eye and is just one of the photographers there that graciously allows us to use the pictures copyright free. I never have seen a Kingfisher in the wild, not sure they are in our Southeast range. I think now that I am doing enough of these on velour paper am getting some idea of how to manipulate the paper. It takes a lot of pressure and many layers although it still eats my color. For storage I am putting them in small plastic bags, curling them as I put them in or taking them out - since this is mostly practice I haven't mounted them on acid free board. The bags however are big enough to hold a mounted picture and it is a perfect set up for m...