Saturday, February 28, 2009

Painting of Great Blue Heron bird


I just completed a wildlife bird painting of a great blue heron. This piece was done using pastel on Colorfix sandpaper made by Art Spectrum.
Visit this link to view the work in progress: http://www.colettetheriault.com/workinprogress33.php
Visit this link to view the image full size:
http://www.colettetheriault.com/descriptions/paint1description/Great_Blue_Heron.php

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Great Blue Heron Painting-update


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I was able to complete the background today and work a bit more on the bird.

A lesson learned today is to invest in some finger cots as I literaly burned my finger raw from rubbing the sandpaper while doing the background (and even started to bleed). With the finger cots on, I will resist the urge to blend using my finger while also keeping them clean. Now I have to figure out how I am going to blend the pastel to achieve that soft look....

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Heron bird painting wip


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Another update before I call it a night!

Great Blue Heron Painting wip


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Well I've started yet another wildlife painting so it seems I'm on a roll! The medium is pastel on sandpaper and it is a close-up detail of a great blue heron bird. Sandpaper is awesome for rendering sharp, crisp lines with pastel pencils and blends wonderfuly.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Moose Paintings work in progress


UPDATE: moose now has own face...



Next I really should complete Ms moose's face. Watch her come to life in the next update.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

American Elk painting-on the easel



I've been working on the background and started adding more fur detail to the second cow moose. The background detail is proving to take just as long as the moose!
View the complete progress of this wildlife painting on the works in progress page of my website here: http://www.colettetheriault.com/workinprogres.php

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Cow moose painting work in progress


Here's a bit more of the pastel painting of the two cow moose in fall.


Wednesday, February 11, 2009

American Elk Painting update (pastel)


Been busy today!! Once I finish the first moose, I should really move on to fill in the detail of the background above the moose. I suspect that painting the background area around the moose will take more time than painting the two moose.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

American Elk (moose) wildlife painting in pastel-update


I'm off to bed after a long day's work. Thought I'd post the work in progress of the moose painting. I'm begining to like how this is turning out.

Moose painting (pastel) update




I've started to work on my second wildlife painting this year, the pastel painting of two moose with fall foliage. To view more work in progress, click on the link:http://www.colettetheriault.com/workinprogres.php

Tuesday, February 3, 2009