"Great Blue Heron 1"
Oil, 20x35 on wood board.
Within walking distance from our house is a lake. Living at the lake is a tremendous variety of bird species. One day when I was on a path that bridged a stream flowing into the lake, I saw this very large bird standing in the stream. He was not afraid of me being there and posed for some pictures. When I returned home, I looked him up in my bird guide for the area and figured out that he was a Great Blue Heron. I had this piece of wood I had been saving and it seemed the perfect size to put this giant bird on.
I have not painted anything this large before and my biggest challenge so far is mixing enough paint. I am used to mixing small piles of colors and having that be more than enough. Well, it is when you are painting 6 inches square but not when you are painting something this big.
This is stage 1 of Great Blue Heron.
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