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Herring Gull on Rocks Larus argentatus Bird Painting in Gouache
Gouache on Illustration Board 1985 7 x 5 ins private collection
A Photorealism Bird Painting of a Herring Gull at Lynmouth, Devon, on the south-west coast of England. The scene is on the river Lyn, and the Seagull was good enough to stay still for several minutes as I took a number of Photographs.
The mood is quite low key, a study in muted grey-greens. The yellow of the bill and the pink of the legs are played down. Note how the spots on the Seagull's wing tips are echoed in the blurred highlights of the water and in the background rocks.
Some of the highlight effects were achieved by putting clear water onto the dried paint and then dabbing with a tissue or lifting out with the tip of a dry brush. A Signed Greetings Card is available of this Painting click here
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