Yesterday added one buff bringing up the rear and one far right; this manuever will anchor the animals compositionally and provide balance. Also reworked the main bull's head. Overall, I softened edges and used more Coastal Fog for snow effects and splattering. For the top sky area I ran a glaze of raw sienna and CF; thinly mixed these 2 opaques do a wonderful atmospheric job.
Showing posts with label snowstorm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label snowstorm. Show all posts
Saturday, February 5, 2011
More Cows Added to the Herd
Yesterday added one buff bringing up the rear and one far right; this manuever will anchor the animals compositionally and provide balance. Also reworked the main bull's head. Overall, I softened edges and used more Coastal Fog for snow effects and splattering. For the top sky area I ran a glaze of raw sienna and CF; thinly mixed these 2 opaques do a wonderful atmospheric job.
Labels:
artist Kay Smith,
bison herd,
buffalo,
Great Plains,
snowstorm,
western art,
wildlife
Friday, February 4, 2011
Buffs in Snow Challenge
14 x 22.5 watercolor on Arches 140 lb cold press paper, right at 2 hours. I used American Journey opaques: Coastal Fog, Coffee with Cream, Sepia, Brown Derby, Midnight Blue, Copper Kettle.Let's see if the rest of you will take up the 2 hour challenge of painting bison in the snow. Come on, you have all weekend!
Labels:
artist Kay Smith,
bison,
buffalo,
Great Plains,
snow scene,
snowstorm,
western art,
wildlife,
winter
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