“Jellybean”
Beth Bale
Acrylic 20 x 16” Framed
$270
The white tiger is titled "Jellybean", because that is the name of
the tiger at the Carolina Tiger Rescue. They say he is a very sweet
boy, but I'm not sure how much I'd test that theory, as he stands
around eight feet high when he stretches up the fence to get
treats. This is an acrylic painting on canvas.
I have been asked why I chose acrylic when I
usually paint in watercolor. All I can say is that I find myself
reaching for my acrylics paints many times when I know I am planning
to do a highly realistic, representational painting of an animal
with fur. It seems so easy in acrylic compared to watercolor. I
tend to do a number of layers of thin paint in acrylic, starting
with a very thin wash of almost complementary colors to what I plan
to put over it. The details, some individual pieces of fur,
foreground, etc. go in at the very end with a smaller brush than I
use for most of the painting. And you see the final result. I am
constantly reminding myself to stop sooner rather than later in my
paintings. It is easy to overdo a painting and paint the life right
out of it, so to speak. Sometimes less is more and just the
suggestion of a thing is enough to get the viewer's eye to see what
you want them to see. Hope you enjoy viewing the paintings. ~ Beth Bale
I happen to be a fan of Beth's, find her work absolutely woos my love of animals.This Jellybean~ WOW! Thank you for bringing her to life... if art is what touches the soul, here it is!
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