Monday, September 26, 2016

Windblown Rooster 2

© Ellen Blonder
I wanted to build up from the background first, but I always seem to want to paint the rooster's face early on. 

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Windblown Rooster 1

© Ellen Blonder
While I was waiting in a parking lot in Lihue, this rooster wandered by my car window. The wind picked up and fluffed out his neck feathers. I've been wanting to paint him ever since. Here's the sketch on a 16 x 20 canvas board.