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| Goose and Gander 39 x 24 cm. 15 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. A gift for a serious goose-lover |
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| My drawing, with all my scribbled notes, most of which have nothing to do with the drawing. |
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| I masked the geese, and did at least 8 gradated washes of permanent rose, phthalo. blue and indanthrone. Then started on their bodies with wet-in-wet washes of pink and quin. sienna. The feet and bills were painted with quin. sienna, and shadowed with sienna, quin. violet and indanthrone. |
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| Gradually built up the shadows with phthalo. blue and quin. sienna ... |
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| ... a few touches of orange and blue, and done. I painted this as a birthday gift for a friend. She loves geese - says they remind her of her first husband! [One of my brothers-in-law always reminded me of a duck, but that's another story.] When I showed her the finished work, she burst out laughing - she loved them, and found them so silly-looking. As long as I can bring some joy to someone with my art, I am happy. I'd like to mention that I tried a new [to me] paper - Stonehenge rough 140 lb. I quite like it. It stands up to masking and multiple washes well, and all the other rough treatment I give. Thank you for dropping by to visit the geese! |
