Thorondor

Thorondor
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A striking image, Lynn. Excellent work.

Thank you so much Lewis - really appreciate it.

Really good Lynn, fabulous use of colour

Thank you Heather. I love the colours you can get with acrylic inks - who cares if the bird is officially black and white!

Thank you Diane. Had been wanting to do a mostly white bird for ages - not the easiest when doing it on white paper..... Had to use lots of masking fluid to retain the head feathers and then come back in with delicate ink work after going mad with the rest of the bird!

This is lovely, Lyn, especially that sharp eye and the beautiful colours around the head.

Thank you Jenny. I love doing animals and birds this way. I do a lot of detail on the eyes and the beak of the birds for example, but then let everything else go a bit loose. Thank goodness for masking fluid and being able to block that whole area of the head out, so I can go mad with the acrylic inks!

Hang on Studio Wall
08/08/2020
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Acrylic ink on Bockingford NOT half imperial watercolour paper

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Lynn Norton

My paintings reflect my love of nature - whether that is landscapes, floral or birds/animals. I paint in two distinctive styles - the landscapes are done in soft pastel on a textured acrylic background, whereas my animals and birds are with vibrant acrylic ink in a very loose way, letting the inks…

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