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| American white pelican WIP. I haven't ruined it yet. |
I crossed my fingers and toes and continued on with the pelican watercolor. So far so good. I tackled the eye, which to me is always the scariest part of a painting because if you mess up the eye, it tends to ruin the entire piece. There's still a bit more work I need to do to the eye, but it is getting there.
One thing I discovered during this painting is that American white pelicans have pale blue eyes. I'd never noticed that before.
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| Old Blue Eyes? |
Another interesting fact about the American white pelican is that unlike the brown pelican, it does not dive from the air into the water to catch its food but instead gracefully dips its bill into the water while swimming. When a group of them are feeding, it looks rather like a ballet.
I think I'm on the home stretch with this painting, so hopefully I'll have time to finish it up and post the final piece soon. I think this is the biggest watercolor painting I've worked on to date - nearly 13" x 11". I've really been enjoying the process!
2 comments:
Coming along very nicely Gabrielle. I was going to comment on your last post but I see you've moved on before I decided what to say. I'm sure I couldn't have said anything that would have helped to get you as far along as you've done on your own, always the best way to go in the end.
Thanks Ken! Your comments are always appreciated.
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