Wednesday, January 28, 2015

White Pelican

11x15 watercolor of a white pelican recently painted and featured on WetCanvas.  The background was a real challenge due to all the grasses.  Some areas were negatively painted but overall dark values set off the lightest lights of the bird's feathers.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.
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