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THE LOOKOUT – Bald Eagles          Acrylic on canvas, painting size: 30” x 15” (76 x 38 cm)

6/20/2020

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​On a cold and blustery day in November, I was out photographing along the beaches of Qualicum Beach and down the coastline to Rathtrevor Beach in Parksville, British Columbia.  Looking high up into the trees that line the beach I often see our wonderful Bald Eagles up in the trees. 
This is the photo that inspired this painting of a Bald Eagle pair perched high up on the tree top of a wonderful looking “eagle tree”. 
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At the beginning stage is the question how to use this photograph and interpret it into a painting.
The first decision I made was to crop in and lose the bottom branches, but I wanted to leave in a lot of those lovely gnarly branches.
Then it’s getting the eagles positioned a little better.  In the photo they overlap slightly, I felt it would look much better giving each eagle more space around it, so extended and changed the angle of the branch carrying the top eagle.
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Now with the eagles positioned, I can make some decisions on their colouring, adding more golds and rich browns and putting in feather and wing details.
I also decided to add violet and sepia to the shadow side of the tree and warmth in the sky in front of the eagles.
A few more minor tweaks, and I am ready to call the piece finished.
And now for deciding on it’s title (I Decided to change around what I had for the working title) so the final title for the piece is– THE LOOKOUT
Here is the finished piece – hope you like it.
Patricia
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THE LOOKOUT – Bald Eagles          
Acrylic on canvas, painting size: 30” x 15” (76 x 38 cm)
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​“I love the stark look of the bare, wind blown trees here – rugged yet strong, these trees seem to just be waiting for eagles to come and perch on their branches.  Rathtrevor Beach, in Parksville, British Columbia is a great place to look up and watch the magnificent Bald Eagles perched in the trees high above the beach where they keep a sharp eye to spot prey from their “lookout” high above the water.”
Patricia M. Mansell
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