Paddling in Cobalt

 

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I found a reference image with too many ducks, so I cropped in on this little batch. Even then I had to omit a couple to make it work. Then I started to paint, keeping it very abstract. I put the eyes in at the very end, stepped back, and suddenly they were ducks. So cool when that happens.

Three Geese

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I have felt limited by the sizes available for gessobord, so I bought some archival masonite, gessoed it myself, and had my husband cut some interesting sizes on the tablesaw. Specifically I wanted small, wide panels. This one is 6x12 inches. I like the surface of the gessobord better, but this worked fine. I took this picture near a pond in Greenville, NY. My husband assures me these are geese. I thought maybe just the middle one was a goose, and I was going to call it "Duck Duck Goose," or maybe "Duck Goose Duck." Too bad, huh?!