Black Swan

This is one of three (at the moment) Swans which were created Alla Prima with a limited Palette. In this case it was a black palette and a single sitting. It's part of the continual experimentation I like to do .. In the hope it will expand the techniques I have available to create my art.

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I have always been an outdoors person. I love the solitude and the variety of colors, textures and shapes.
Bringing these images to life through my art is a great pleasure.
I like to "play" with different mediums.. from graphite and charcoal drawings through to paintings.
With painting my preference is oil at the moment. It takes longer to dry but the fact that the pigments come from real life, I feel brings the whole painting to life.

When working on my art, I like to be alone and immerse myself in music or the quiet of nature to get myself into a meditative state.
I find this keeps me concentrated on what I'm working on rather than the end result.
With all my works I try to bring depth, contrast and detail into my pictures.

I hope you enjoy my creations .