Continuing with this little burst of still life exploration that I'm going through, I'm trying to push more abstraction into the mix with the palette knife here. I do like the warm textural effects of the background and the cool green foreground, but the mauve vase was what I was after.
I just stumbled on this Sharpie drawing I had done of Tina Turner way back at the beginning of this art thing, in 2005. She is really fun to try to capture.
This is a palette knife study in progress, about 95% done. I rarely do still life paintings, but I'm pushing myself to do them now in a way that is more expressive than representative. Still, it's all about color for me.
And speaking of lions, I've long thought of Tina Turner as a lioness. Her fierceness, tenacity, chutzpah, and general badass veneer, while being deeply rooted in her Buddhist faith of love for all beings forms an intoxicating cocktail of inspiration to women everywhere. Her message will live on for years to come. Tina Turner is Simply the Best!
Another bird study, this one of a white-bellied sea eagle. I was drawn to the intensity of the stare.
