I know how this guy feels!!!
The Fat Squirrel(9x12,oils,SOLD!)
This is based on a photo taken by a friend, from MAine of a squirrel that sat on the railing of their home. You can tell this guy lives by the credo "Gather ye acorns" and he has. He's a fat squirrel!!! Anyway, I wanted to challenge myself in an hour, to do a squirrel as best I could. Seems to have worked. The fur was a challenge, so many artists render fur hair by hair, and in oils, fast, you have to look for the patterns that make the coat of fur up. It's gone freezing cold here, again, so I envy this squirrel and his fur coat. First wildlife piece in awhile....if you don't count mammoths.
This is based on a photo taken by a friend, from MAine of a squirrel that sat on the railing of their home. You can tell this guy lives by the credo "Gather ye acorns" and he has. He's a fat squirrel!!! Anyway, I wanted to challenge myself in an hour, to do a squirrel as best I could. Seems to have worked. The fur was a challenge, so many artists render fur hair by hair, and in oils, fast, you have to look for the patterns that make the coat of fur up. It's gone freezing cold here, again, so I envy this squirrel and his fur coat. First wildlife piece in awhile....if you don't count mammoths. posted by Bob Eggleton (Zillabob) | 11:17 AM
8 Comments:
"I envy this squirrel and his fur coat." Yes, but he's *outside* in that cold! All that fat and fur at least has a purpose - for squirrels! ;-)
No kidding! When I was painting him something seemed off..and it turned out it was...he was fat!!
The red squirrels this year aren't exactly rail thin either. We've been treated to a few "slow-motion high-speed" chase scenes when the greys invade the reds' nut houses.
Looks great, Bob!
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Thanks Jim. I guess the acorn crop was plentiful this year, huh?
Nice squirrel Bob! Miss the plump little brown critters. In Florida they all look anorexic compared to that one.
You know, he might look real good sitting in front of a castle running away from a dragon!
dave t
Wups, that's "grey" critters
More squirrels! More!
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