Sam

I snapped this majestic fellow on our Manitoulin Island trip several years ago. We spent a week exploring the island, hiking and camping. Loved the Chichimaun ferry! I can't wait to go back there. Perhaps this summer?

5x7 Acrylic on Canvas Board

Yesterday's painting took two days so I chose a subject that had a minimum of colours, and I used up the ones that I had mixed leftover. The sky is a solid blue because you're looking way up at the totem. The underpainting is burnt sienna and titanium, and the bird is burnt sienna, ultramarine and titanium. I added some straight burnt sienna to some of the darker areas because not all the wood had been bleached and aged light grey yet.

This one took about an hour to complete. My average painting takes closer to two hours. I think I will try keeping track of how long each painting takes, to satisfy my curiosity.