Osprey in progress
20 x 16
oil on canvas
Bird photography has slowed right down for me. The trees are so thick with foliage that although I can hear them by the hundreds they are rarely seen. So I'm going through my resource pics to find ones that I'd like to paint. This osprey with it's mate lives just a couple of blocks from me and I was lucky to catch several shots of it moving around on the nest. I'm trying to find a balance between realism and abstract keeping the essence without labouring over detail, minimizing brushstrokes but staying true to the image, pushing saturation of hues as always...
