Tiger Study

nrynes wrote

on 3 Jul 2009 3:37 PM

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Here's one I just finished today...Tiger Study, 12 in x 16 in, oil on linen/panel. The reference is mine, taken at The Wildlife Sanctuary near Denver, Colorado. They rescue abused/neglected former exotic pets (mostly tigers, lions, and bears) and give them a safe retirement in very large enclosures (5 to 10 acres). I'm going to be doing a series of paintings to benefit the sanctuary, and this is the first.

Lucky for me, this one almost painted itself. This is the first time I've painted a tiger and I wanted to keep it loose, yet have enough detail to capture the viewer's attention. I intentionally played down the detail on most of the cat but played up the face area. Honestly, I was at first intimidated by all of those stripes but they turned out to be a non-issue. Note that the color in the photo is a little off - I'm going to have to work on getting a better photo.

Next comes a 16 in x 20 in tiger painting...I'm starting on that one next. C&C welcome on this one

Thanks for looking,

Nancy

Barbara A. Lewis wrote

on 3 Jul 2009 3:43 PM

Beautiful portrait Nancy! I think you captured him very well - I love the loose treatment of the background and his expression. He is not one of those typical overweight zoo cats either - I am looking forward to seeing the rest in the series and it sounds like a great idea to benefit the sanctuary.

Sharon Repple wrote

on 3 Jul 2009 4:56 PM

Nancy this painting is so good, I love the posture of the tiger as he seems to be watching and about to pounce. Excellent

nrynes wrote

on 3 Jul 2009 4:59 PM

Thanks Barbara :)  Beacuse this sanctuary gives its animals a lot of room to run and play, they're a bit slimmer and more muscled than zoo cats. They are not as trim and buff as wild tigers though, so I took a few artistic liberties ;)

Thanks Sharon :) This guy was watching his mate rolling in the leaves about 20 ft away. She's next up to paint :)

Nancy

Dawn2 wrote

on 5 Jul 2009 6:29 AM

That is wonderful I to can’t wait to see more !

nrynes wrote

on 6 Jul 2009 6:14 AM

Thanks Dawn!

MLevenstein wrote

on 9 Jul 2009 2:02 PM

That's a beautiful painting. The tiger looks so alive and loose.

nrynes wrote

on 11 Jul 2009 7:05 AM

Thanks :)

zyhawk58 wrote

on 21 Jul 2009 7:18 PM

I can't help but like that, as my last two works have been tigers! I need

rework some areas on tiger 2, but you can view them on---

http://www.myartspace.com/T.L.Anderson/           (I have not figured out

how you have posted them here!) I'm not all that great with my P.C.

                                        Take care,

                                                  Tom