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Brown Trout |
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A good friend of mine, an avid fly fisherman, wanted me to do a trout sculpture for him...tried as I did to talk him out of it, he simply would not be swayed. So I finally agreed to paint a replica for him but I joked with him that it would have to have feathers! (Since I mostly specialize in birds…) I started out purchasing an air brush, because that is what almost all fish painters use. I got very frustrated with it, as the paint job looked too plastic like, too much like taxidermy, and I wanted it to be “artistic.” Finally after three attempts, I pulled out my brushes and my oil paints and got to work. At least I knew I could paint with them! It does take considerably longer to do with brushes and wet blending slow drying oils, and requires a lot more skill, but I think the rich look was well worth it… Kurt Robinette Sold |