Lenny's Cousin "Blu"

   I'd like to introduce another member of Lenny's family, Blu. Apparently the blue American lobster numbers one out of two million lobsters.

I started very wet, with aureolin, quin. burnt orange and a bit of quin.  pink.

I had to mask the entire form before I did another wet "drop in the pigment" wash of burnt orange,  quin. violet and a touch of indanthrone blue.

Masking off. Wet-in-wet with quin. pink [very thin] and cobalt blue.

More w/w with cobalt blue and indanthrone blue.

I did a bit of lifting to suggest light source form right, painted the antennae, did some detail work, and I think I will call it "Done".  The framable size is 11 x 9 in. or 27 x 23 cm.

... and Now for Something Completely Different ... Lenny

Loose blurps of aureolin and phthlalo blue

More blue, and some quin. siena

More of the earlier colors, plus some new gamboge
This is when I decided he needed a name.  

I think he looks so cute, in a lobster-ish sort of way!
11 x 9 in. / 28 x 23 cm.

   I really needed something very bright and different  to work on while I was finishing Carmella. I have NO idea why I decided on lobsters, but they are quite alien-looking [yes, I am a devoted science fiction fan] So I did a bit of research on the computer, found some good photos, and did a sketch. This particular lobster is an American yellow lobster - VERY rare, one in thirty million. 

   I have two more on the board to paint, and can hardly wait to let the paint fly! It feels great to get away form my usual controlled style of painting. I hope you like Lenny as much as I do. Let me know what you think!