I had someone come into the Juneau Artists Gallery where I have some of my work. They purchased this little Halibut mini (on the left) and wanted to know if I would paint them a larger one just like it. Of course I did. This was painted from a reference photo I took after one of our fishing trips.
And just for fun, here is a pic of probably my largest Halibut catch!
These are all favorite local scenes. The first one is a fishing spot where we go to fish for trout. This was a beautiful sunny day, but of course they are not all like that, especially here in Juneau. We have to fish in the rain a lot!
I’m finding that it is not only fun to paint in miniature but it is still a good way to learn and practice. I still have to work on what details to leave out and consider all the same composition rules. But I can play with color without much investment if it turns out to be a failure. There is very little investment at all whether it is financial or time. I am even finding that I would like to reproduce some of them in a larger scale. All around good practice. (These are each 2.5×3.5 inch)
Art with my Coffee 