Swans on Stenness Loch © Tracy Hall 20091.75" x 2.25" (shown enlarged) watercolour on board
My latest miniature painting is of a mute swan cob and signet. The family were enjoying the sunshine on Stenness loch - and we enjoyed our picnic lunch on the bank watching them. We have a resident pair on our local loch as well, but if you're ever in Orkney, Stenness and Harray lochs are almost always guaranteed to provide wonderful 'swan-watching' opportunities.
Once I figured out how to record videos with my camera on location (I know, you've probably all been doing it for years but I'm a bit slow with technology) I have been finding them a great help back in the studio. I thought you might like to see a bit of one from that day which I was able to use to help me create this painting. Along with sketches, notes and photos it is just another very useful tool when you're trying to recapture a moment. As you can see, they were far more interested in the pondweed than us!
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13 comments:
beautiful ( cantik: in malay language )
Lovely paintings and they look simply superb. I have no words to express their beauty. Keep it going Tracy.
Here for the first time and I am dumbstruck at your work. will be here often.
Nithya
www.nitsarts.blogspot.com
splendid swans and reflections!
Beautiful- great water and reflections too.
A dreamlike work!...
Wonderful, Tracy!Your swans are real!!
Thank you very much everyone, I really appreciate your taking the time to stop by and comment. It was a fun painting to do and lovely to hear you like it!
Wonderful painting Tracy, and loved the video and the shutter clicks! Really brought the painting alive.
Well done!! oh and thanks for your comments on my blog - they were really helpful!!
Glad you like it April - The kids were taking almost as many photos as me that day :)
Love your paintings and your willingness to share with other artists. I've passed on a blogging award to you.
You've been awarded the Kreativ Blogger Award. You can visit my blog to accept and pass it on to other deserving artists and bloggers.
Congratulations!
Thats very kind of you Marsha. I will have to take a raincheck as its a bit busy here just now but will get back to your lovely award asap :)
Hi Tracy. Just getting back to reading your blog as I've been gone and LOVE this one. The water is just unbelieveably realistic. I am always in awe that you can achieve this with a mini. Really beautiful painting.
Wow - this is my first visit and I am excited to find your blog. I love watercoler. I also paint watercolor but it has been nearly 2 years since I picked up my brushes. Looking at your paintings makes me want to dig them out.
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