Open Window"16 x 20", Acrylic on Canvas, $325.
Hello. "Open Window" was my first attempt to paint hummingbird wings in flight. The wings appear translucent due to their incredible speed so I wasn't sure how to approach my goal. I decided to try Daniel Smith's Moonglow for its grayed deep violet and transparency, then I mixed it with Golden's acrylic glazing liquid to further reduce the opacity, added a bit of Mars Black, and a bit of Zinc White, and voila, hummingbird wings. I also wanted to paint another of my favorite objects, my jade vase, that I found at the old Gumps store in San Francisco many years ago. Finally, I added the lure of the single pink flower. The painting is actually lighter than it shows on the blog. Hope you like it!
Penelope
That Hummingbird actually looks like it's flying! How cool is that?!
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