Backyard Goldfish

[blackmare]

I haven't seen art posted here, but oddly I found it easier to capture these with a paintbrush than with a camera. They're in the yard at my friend's house, in her little pond, and the canvases are tiny -- just 4" square. I set up my field kit and used oil paints, which are great for these soft, fleeing effects. 

Comments

[rhi]

Oh, wow, those are *gorgeous*! Thanks for sharing them!

[blackmare]

Hi! You are very welcome. I've actually painted ten of these so far, so there will be more to come, later.

[rhi]

That's lovely news!

[sid]

I admire your talent! Thank you for sharing. :-)

[blackmare]

Thanks for your response. I have been having a lot of fun with these small things. Have painted ten of them so far and plan on another ten or so.

[blueswan]

These are lovely. Thanks so much for sharing them here.

[blackmare]

I wasn't entirely sure that art was allowed here, but now that I know it's all right, I'll post more things as I create them. I draw and paint pretty much daily -- it's my profession.

[ex_wolfborn415]

Awesome!

[blackmare]

Thanks! I'll admit, I'm surprised at the response, in part because I didn't realize so many people were following this comm. This is so cool.

I draw/paint a lot, being a professional artist and all, so I'll have to start crossposting some more things here.

[ladyofshadow]

These are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blackmare]

*beams*

Wow, thank you! I should post here more often, I suppose.

[zillah975]

Yes! Yes you should. :) These are beautiful!

[holyschist]

These are spectacular--you mentioned you paint professionally--do you sell things like this?

[blackmare]

Yep! In fact, these -- as many of them as I can make -- are going into a couple of Holiday Sale events in my area, next month.

Which hasn't stopped me from putting a few of them up on my blog and my Etsy shop, because, well ... I can make more, right? :-D

If you'd like a link, PM me; I do a lot of fannish things on my DW account, so I don't put public links from here to my RL stuff because Google is not always my friend. But I don't mind DW users knowing my Super Secret Identity.

[moonvoice]

These are beautiful, and I love the vividity of the oils, and their capacity to bring out that wonderful, sumptuous underwater movement.

I always forget this community is here; and consequently forget to post art updates when I have them. *blush*

[blackmare]

I had forgotten, too, until I went searching for animal-related comms and this came up and I went, "OH YEAH."

Yes, do post things. Your work is so beautiful.

[mixofsun]

How absolutely lovely.

[weaverbird]

Wow, these are so beautiful! I look forward to seeing more from you. *g*

[sasha_feather]

Gorgeous! Thank you for sharing!

[teigh_corvus]

These are magnificent! Such a delightful treat to find on the droll this morning too. :) I think the first one is my favorite - the color palette there really resonates for me. Thank you for sharing these!

[zana16]

Wow -- so lovely!

[turlough]

These are lovely! I particularly like the motion in the second one and the colours of the last one.

[afuna]

OH wow, these are fantastic!

[lark_ascends]

Awesome.