I did end up going back to The Museum of Natural History to paint!
Here is an African Hunting Dog, 3rd floor in African Mammals.
Gouache, about three hours.
I wasn't as focused today as I was on Saturday, but it might have been because my friend was there and we were talking. I don't mind having company but I also like to be quiet and focus, it's why I like going out alone most of the time.
The background colors in the diorama were what attracted me to paint this- they are pretty amazing and I didn't get it right. Gouache dries darker and even though I was basically putting straight white over the sky at the end, it's reading too dark.
My colors are too saturated despite my efforts to keep them light and subtle.
I might go back by myself and re-do this to see if I can get those colors properly.
It's very difficult to do and very complex. I'm not unhappy with this attempt, it's fine but I really want to work with the more subtle tints. This would have been easier to do in oil than gouache, and I'll probably do a studio study of those colors in oil at home.
Here is an African Hunting Dog, 3rd floor in African Mammals.
Gouache, about three hours.
I wasn't as focused today as I was on Saturday, but it might have been because my friend was there and we were talking. I don't mind having company but I also like to be quiet and focus, it's why I like going out alone most of the time.
The background colors in the diorama were what attracted me to paint this- they are pretty amazing and I didn't get it right. Gouache dries darker and even though I was basically putting straight white over the sky at the end, it's reading too dark.
My colors are too saturated despite my efforts to keep them light and subtle.
I might go back by myself and re-do this to see if I can get those colors properly.
It's very difficult to do and very complex. I'm not unhappy with this attempt, it's fine but I really want to work with the more subtle tints. This would have been easier to do in oil than gouache, and I'll probably do a studio study of those colors in oil at home.
Even the photo doesn't match the colors in the scene. The display is really well-done at the museum and has, weirdly, the same level of color detail that is found in nature.
Oh, and there was another guy painting in the bird section! His setup was similar to mine- gouache, mini tripod... I said hi but didn't stay long. I'm not sure what box was mounted on his tripod.
He didn't have a light though, and it is so dark in there I have no idea how anyone could work without a light on their setup.
Oh, and there was another guy painting in the bird section! His setup was similar to mine- gouache, mini tripod... I said hi but didn't stay long. I'm not sure what box was mounted on his tripod.
He didn't have a light though, and it is so dark in there I have no idea how anyone could work without a light on their setup.
Then my friend and I went to the T-Rex exhibit. Carey and I went last May when she visited but we didn't do the Virtual Reality part as the line was crazy.
But the line was not crazy today and it was seriously incredible!!
Makes me want a set of VR goggles to game in.
But the line was not crazy today and it was seriously incredible!!
Makes me want a set of VR goggles to game in.
The exhibit is pretty wonderful. I spent a long time there in May so it was nice to wander around without needing to see everything.
T-Rex poop:
What a nice time. I reallly like those subtle colors. I don't do games but I can imagine that the goggles would enhance the experience. TREX poop...hilarious. I wonder how they know for sure it is.???
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