Yay, I finished in time!
This paintout was irresistible. How could I NOT paint an adorable little elephant I discovered along the roadside in Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka.
That's where the Virtual Paintout gang went for the month of April: to Sri Lanka. It was a blast! They revere elephants there, and even decorate and beautifully paint them for festivals.
In light of that, I imagined my little Asian elephant was on her way to a Festival, and gave her a leg bracelet with turquoise stones and golden bells.
Here is the original location where I found her (you can click on any pics to enlarge):
The design surrounding our Princess was influenced by the traditional style of arts and crafts in Sri Lanka, and I left some of the birch wood showing in the finished painting.
First layers and linework:
Starting to add shading and hints of color:
Working on grasses and the Princess:
"Sri Lankan Princess"
Sri Lanka
acrylic on 8x8x1.5 cradled birch
I hope you enjoyed meeting our Sri Lankan Princess!
Retta
It turned out beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for stopping by with such a nice comment, Oct!
DeleteI absolutely love your elephant. She's beautiful! I think you captured the spirit of the princess and where she lives.
ReplyDeleteAww, thanks Mary. I'm glad you enjoy her.
DeleteIt is amazing and beautiful! Warm greetings from Montreal, Canada. :)
ReplyDeleteI appreciate that, Linda. Thank you for visiting. :-)
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