This one is a shrimp boat that was moored at a harbor in Port O'Connor, Texas. I painted this one from a photo I took there. Yes, the shrimp boats are still working on our side of the Gulf. Hopefully the BP cap on that well is going to work!
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The painting of the three pelicans is also done from a photo. I didn't take this one myself, but used one from the website Paint My Photo where people post photos and give permission for artists to use them for their paintings.
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In both cases one of my goals is to edit a lot of the detail of the photos in order to have a better composition for the painting.
7 comments:
Both wonderful!
Thanks, Robin!
I like both and you've really captured the typical pelican expression in the stand alone bird.
Gee, I never knew you were a painter ... Awesome!
These would look great hanging together. Thanks for the "Paint My Photo" info - never knew about that. What a great idea.
I can't find the website :0( If it's not too much trouble, could you post the link? Thx
Mary,
Here's the website:
http://paintmyphoto.ning.com/
I think you'll find it useful!
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