Coming Along

They're in the works. Several paintings are in the studio at various stages of completion. I'm eager to get locked-in at the easel and get to work. 
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This week I'm attempting to finish a Rio Grande Turkey painting from a recent trip to the valley. 

I have only painted perhaps one other spring Rio Grande Turkey painting and it is well overdue. A real joy to paint!

I have a ways to go, but it's coming along. 

The two toms are attempting to entice the hens. The one tom is almost in full strut and is anchored along with the other tom by the yucca in the background.

My goal was to paint a strutting tom without the "Thanksgiving" look. I really wanted to have the tall yucca but not have it overpower the birds. I went through a myriad of designs. By trial and error, I found that anchoring the strutting tom with the yucca negated each from becoming too much a focal point. The tom with his head high demands attention, creating a natural eye flow. That's the idea. It will head to InSight Gallery in Fredericksburg on completion.

Sharing my attention is a grizzly painting for Legacy Gallery, Jackson Hole. It's cooking so to speak. It's coming along as hoped and planned. I've made a real effort to get back to creating natural and honest paintings. You go out and learn all the tricks only to strip it back down and go acoustic. I think this is true in most of life. Plan to post it soon. Stay tuned!

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