Although not the native colors of the nautilus, I want to explore the same colors that I used in the "Blue Fish" painting. This will be a good opportunity to continue my work with ....'knowing when to stop...." This was a great grand Marais discussion, right Crystal?
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| Quick sketch of one of the Grand Marais nautilus residents. Pencil on tan Strathmore sketch paper, with white china marker used to emphasize highlights. |
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| Portion of nautilus, swimming, painting. Acrylic on Gessobord. Click on image to enlarge. |
I concentrated on keeping the movements fluid and not overworking this image. Although the effect is not ethereal (and never has been,) the image keeps the clean look I was looking for in both this painting and the earlier blue fish painting. I achieved an image closer to my goal in technique and energy, in the nautilus.
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