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Thursday 10 November 2011

100 PAINTINGS IN 100 DAYS #41

Title:  The Far-End of Fisheye
Medium: Acrylic
Size 6x8

Fisheye Lake is about 10 Km from Faro on the Robert Campbell Hwy.  This is actually quite a good fishing spot and there is a beautiful little road that runs to the end of the lake. The water is really green at this spot.  I believe this is also a boat launch. 

6 comments:

  1. What sort of fish would there be? Salmon trout? Nice colours in this, love the yellow/golden highlights on the side of the tree on the left against the turquoise blues in the lake. The previous painting you commented about the difference between the daylight photo and indoors photo, which is closest to the actual painting? I have problems getting that right, you would think that daylight would produce a truer light but for me not always, also reflections are a problem, people have suggested filters etc etc, but the best results I have found have been from a scan, but of course I have to wait until the painting is at least touch dry.

    Yes we are in very different places but we are looking for the same things to paint. Am fascinated by the place you live and paint, when you are painting outdoors are you always looking over your shoulder for bears!

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  2. Hi Jackie
    Mom and I are enjoying your pictures. I like the blue color in this one. Keep up the good work.

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  3. Hello Again! I am glad you like the paintings - tell Mom I said Hi.

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  4. Hi Nigel,
    The type of fish you can catch are rainbow trout and kokanee which is a land -locked salmon. Painting with oils would definitely present some challenges with taking photos what with the drying time and all. Acrylics dry so fast. Interesting question - think both photos do not truly represent the painting. The true colour is about half way between the two. The night time photo is too cool and the day time is a little warmer than the original.One thing I have started doing is not putting the gloss medium on until after the photo is taken for the blog because I noticed in the first week that there was definitely a glare.
    When I paint outdoors at my property out of town ( 8 acres on the Magundy River )- the lane is approx. a km long to drive to the yardsite
    If I meander off into the bush to paint - I take my Ruger 44 Magnum with me. It is a carbine (small rifle) 44 that has a sling and I set down by me within reach wherever I am painting. Some people take pepper spray and I also have an air horn which makes a really loud noise. I only saw a bear once when I was alone once but it was across the river and as soon as it saw me it disappeared. You are not always seeing the bears but they are definitely there - grizzly and black bears.

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  5. Jackie, I was just looking through your 100 in a 100, it would take me all day to comment on all of them, but I will stop by and make the odd comment at different times....I love them, can't wait for your next project. Keep up the great work:)you are truly a fine artist.

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  6. Sharie I am glad that you are looking at my blog because then I know you are resting your foot!:)

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