Friday, February 24, 2012

Black and White

I titled this "Black and White" as sort of a har-har because in truth animals are usually not really white or black. If you look at either in strong sunlight you will see variations of blue or even yellow on white sheep and black sheep are really a dark brown. Or any black animal. Except crows who are actually all the colors of the spectrum in sunlight, not black. So you don't have to worry about those black cats anymore. They really aren't black.
Soft pastel on Mi-Tientes paper, 5 x 7, double-matted and framed to 8 x 10 in a rescue oak frame.
SOLD At Mellow Dog in Manteo, NC.
To answer the comment below, yes, I took a photo of the sheep at Island Farm in Manteo and that was my reference photo for this painting. I made a video of the Civil War Reenactment there last year. The photo appears in the video.

Jump?

I am working on a series of small pastels for the Currituck Art Show in two weeks. This one is titled "Jump?" because this rabbit has a wary eye on the viewer wondering if he will have to jump up and run away at a moment's notice. But right now he is pretty comfy. Framed in a rescue frame of gold crackle. 4 x 6 in 8 x 10 double mat, SOLD Soft pastel on Canson Mi-Tientes paper.