Trinity Series
24”x30” Oil on linen
Will call this painting finished…
If you saw the prior post, the Trinity cloud formation has been reconfigured to better keep the viewer’s eye inside the painting…
Decided to add grass to the peninsula… and touched up the lily pads with a dash of red and yellow…
Reflection and ripples below the bird are clumsy… but they support the image without competing with it…
When pondering whether to scrape them and go back in… I heard John Singer Sargent whispering in my head… “The painting is not about the reflection and ripples… It is about the Roseate Spoonbill”…
Here is the reference photo sent to me by Sarasota Artist and Photographer, Pat Donnelly… She is skilled wildlife photographer…
I draw and paint by observation… Got the likeness… and prefer my imagined natural setting rather than the column on the bridge… It’s my world, after all…
Progress not perfection…
Note: My Trinity Series incorporates three interconnected clouds symbolizing the Christian concept of God, the Holy Trinity… Father, Son, and Holy Spirit…
Nature is God… All around us…
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