More from my mixed media sketchbook! This is an acrylic painting of one of my pet Katahdin sheep named Muffin. I've done a couple other paintings of her in the past, my first one almost ten years ago! Muffin is a special sheep and will be turning 14 years old next year.
For the background I applied a watercolor wash of a lighter teal then painted the pattern over top in acrylics using a stencil.
The idea for this sort of pop art style acrylic painting came to me back in August. I was asked to create a piece of art that would go with a blue and gray room with shabby chic decor. I chose a blue and gray bird (of course!) that is native to the area - a Great Blue Heron - and I used large, loose brush strokes throughout the piece. I think the hint of orange on the heron complements the blue so well.
Below are the marker thumbnail sketches I drew a few months ago.
