Wild Things Artwork
by Patsy Lindamood

36" x 24" Pastel on Ampersand Pastelbord.

"Flamingo Inspection" has exhibited in Lake Worth, FL, in the Fourth Annual National Drawing, Painting and Printmaking Competition at Palm Beach Community College; and the 23rd Annual Conservatory Art Classic 2009, The Bosque Conservatory, Clifton, TX. This piece was also chose as the "representative" piece for my work when I was juried into the International Guild of Realism in 2009.

Based on a photograph I took at the Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park. This facility is truly a hidden gem! We spent a few hours in the park on a Sunday afternoon on the way home from an art workshop in the Tarpon Springs, FL area. What I particularly like about the park is that it primarily features Florida wildlife, and visitors are able to view the creatures at a fairly close range.

I love the flamingos. Singularly and in groups, they present all manner of abstract shapes as they rest, groom, and confront each other. This individual is just the first of a planned series of flamingos that will all be based on my Homosassa photography.