Yesterday, I was able to go to the artist meetup at the Field Museum. It is so reenergizing to connect with fellow artists and focus on some new art!
I chose this specimen because of its challenges: the pose, the foreshortening, and the fact that almost all the pigment had faded from it. It is common for pigments to fade over time, which is why I like to use photo reference of a living animal when I paint museum specimens.
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WildlifeArt