The Bird House

The Bird House

Artist:      Claude Chapdelaine

Title:        The Bird House

Year:        2014

Medium:  Acrylic

Size:        12"x12"x1" canvas with black lacquered wood frame

Price:       $150.00

The following series of photos contain the different steps I took to bring a drawing on a canvas and turn it into a bird's house attached to a tree.

The canvas is 10x10 inches.  Used a B pencil to outline the primary image I had in mind.

First colour was Burnt Sienna.

I added maple leafs falling from higher unseen branches 

and painted them Cadmium Red Deep hue.

I covered the background with a Light Blue Violet.  

I used Yellow Ochre and Burnt Umber to texturize the tree bark.

Once I finished the painting, I took a water based black marker to create and enhance the edges of the tree and the branches.

For the tree house, I used Yellow Oxide, Cadmium Orange Hue and some Raw Sienna.

Once the painting was dry, I applied one layer of Acrylic Gloss Medium to give it a little extra shine.

I framed it with Wallack's Float/Step black frame.