Wild Things Artwork |
| "Wood Stork Watch" |
18" H x 15" W Colored Pencil and Water Soluble Wax Pastel on mylar, mounted on archival mat board. This work has enjoyed much success, including
selection as a finalist, Animal/Wildlife Art Category The Artist's Magazine 24th Annual Art Competition 2007
Winner, Faber Castell Award, UKCPS 6th Annual Open International Exhibition 2007
4th Place Winner in the 14th Annual North Light Cover Competition (featured in June 2007 issue.)
Accepted into CPSA's 15th Annual International Exhibition 2007, Bethesda, MD, and
Accepted to Favorite Things, 1st Annual National Juried Exhibition, 2007, Atlanta Fine Arts League, Atlanta, GA
"Wood Stork Watch" received an Honorable Mention award in the 39th Annual River Road Show 2008, Lousiana Art and Artists Guild, Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge, LA.
I photographed the reference for this wood stork at the Jacksonville Zoo (Florida) in January 2006. I find the unique angle of view intriguing. One of the challenges was to convey his featheriness and the sense of bulk it gives him when he fluffs out. I used a multitude of cool colors on his lower feathering to give the illusion of depth and shadow.