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Testing the Waters - Acrylic - 2' X 4' - November 2009

The title of this painting is pretty symbolic of my return to painting. I had started this painting in the summer, wanting to tackle two of my favorite themes... tigers and water. This photo is not my own, but one that I found on a website that offered free photos online. I wish I knew who the photographer was, and with all my efforts, my search for who he/she might be seemed futile and I became reluctant to finish the painting. It sat there for three months, gathering dust, while in the meantime I visited a couple of zoos, and have since built a portfolio of photos of my own, for future references. I actually even started to map out a couple of new paintings, which I was prepared to start, when the calling of this one returned. My original thoughts on painting this tiger, were that all my other wildlife paintings were done in watercolour, and I wanted to test my acrylic abilities. Heck... I just wanted to paint. It had been so long that I hadn't, that I just wanted to paint whatever and whenever. So here you go. It is still unsigned, as seems to be my case, wondering "what if" I just tackle this section a bit more... or "should I" enhance that area a wee bit more... I think I might just let it be, and see what I can muster up in a new creation... my creation, my reference material.

Thanks for looking.

Description
Testing the Waters - Acrylic - 2' X 4' - November 2009

The title of this painting is pretty symbolic of my return to painting. I had started this painting in the summer, wanting to tackle two of my favorite themes... tigers and water. This photo is not my own, but one that I found on a website that offered free photos online. I wish I knew who the photographer was, and with all my efforts, my search for who he/she might be seemed futile and I became reluctant to finish the painting. It sat there for three months, gathering dust, while in the meantime I visited a couple of zoos, and have since built a portfolio of photos of my own, for future references. I actually even started to map out a couple of new paintings, which I was prepared to start, when the calling of this one returned. My original thoughts on painting this tiger, were that all my other wildlife paintings were done in watercolour, and I wanted to test my acrylic abilities. Heck... I just wanted to paint. It had been so long that I hadn't, that I just wanted to paint whatever and whenever. So here you go. It is still unsigned, as seems to be my case, wondering "what if" I just tackle this section a bit more... or "should I" enhance that area a wee bit more... I think I might just let it be, and see what I can muster up in a new creation... my creation, my reference material.

Thanks for looking.