Ivory Rooster - Final

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I finally finished adding blades of grass underfoot. Also, I repositioned the uppermost chick because I didn't like the head-on symmetry of it. I hope you can appreciate what a magnificent guy this rooster is, and sense the mutual protectiveness between him and the hen. Time to give the size 0 brush a rest.

Ivory Rooster 6

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One of these days, I may learn to paint details under overlapping foliage first, but I'm usually too impatient to see larger color masses first. I've added details to the purple leaves behind the hen, and still have to add elements to the foreground.

Ivory Rooster 5

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I packed the unfinished painting back to the mainland, saying good-bye to the rooster and hen that I saw nearly every day. I doubt they will still be there next year. All the chicks have grown remarkably during my two months in Kauai. Catch as catch can, I've done most of the rooster and begun on the surrounding foliage.

Goat-Final

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With some cleaning up and added lights and darks, this goat painting is done. 

Goat-Day 12

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Just about finished. I'll touch up the sky and add a little detail to the foliage, but this feels pretty done.

Goat-Day 9

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I filled in the foreground palm today. The goat I saw was actually munching on palm fronds much larger and less tender-looking than these.

Goat-Day 8

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Today was all about painting bamboo, and here's a slightly cropped view of it.

Goat-Day 7

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I'm starting in on foliage details on the right, pushing myself to go darker than I tend to do.

Goat-Day 2

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Instead of my usual procedure of painting in the featured animal, I need to work out the values all around the almost-all white goat.

Goat-Day 1

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The goat that I painted in the large Kauai painting (see March 16, 2011 post) deserved to be painted again in greater detail. Here he is on a 20 x 20-inch canvas.