adapting

oil on 18" x 24" canvas panel. i find it interesting that i feel as if i've finished this painting in a remarkably short time. as i check my working time table records it seems that in the time i spent painting there was nothing out of the ordinary in the way i've paced myself compared to my other paintings. i guess this time i had a higher concentration level and i think i over estimated the time needed to overcome the possible painting obstacles i've forseen. 

in my haste to start the painting i've forgotten to take a pcture when it was still in pencil so here is the next best thing... in burnt umber blockings.

 

i did my color test on the face first then on to the rest of the body. the palette colors i used are similar to the bunnies on my bunny burrow painting. i was aiming for a reddish brown fur instead of the usual ocher-tan.

next i worked on the grass starting from the upper right first going left. i've mixed some yellows and blues into the grass pigment for variety.

here the grass is almost done. only a twig and bits of earth to paint on the lower left part.

finished ^_^ i haven't used any black for this painting i'm still thinking on how dark i want my darkest hue on the painting to be. since i've only finished this painting a while ago i'll be thinking this over in  a day or two. i'll be updating is entry with a picture if i do.

bunny burrow

It’s been a while since my last post. As much as I want to escape reality and immerse myself in painting, certain household chores and people with authorities always get n the way. It took me twice the time to finish this painting.

I began with putting in as much pencil detail as I can with a mechanical pen. after this I started putting in the oil paint colors. starting with the rabbit on the right side, I played around with the colors burnt umber, titanium white, flesh and yellow ochre tones to get the result that are to my taste.

This is the first time I’ve painted two subjects in an oil painting. I thought it would feel more homely if there where two of them in the burrow since rabbits live in groups. I made the second rabbit (the female rabbit) darker to depict it still inside the burrow where as the other one (the male rabbit) was slightly out. Its like he’s protecting the female and their home.

I didn’t take as many pictures as I would have I liked while painting the background. I sold my camera and was in the market for an upgraded one. Just like the seaweeds in the lionfish painting I painted the grass clockwise starting from the top right. It took more hours for me to complete the background than to paint both rabbits. I had fun while painting and I’m glad its finished ^_^