'BLUE OTTER' came out of an experiment I made with a more textured, emotional background, in contrast to the more sterile, neutral spaces used in much of my work. The technique allowed a more expressive use of colour, with the dramatic blue allowing the Otter to really 'pop' off the board. To realise the subject, I opted for a technique involving tightly interwoven white brush strokes as a base layer, over which I added a faint 'glaze' of subtle transparent colours to achieve the desired effect. I'm very pleased with this piece, believing it to be the finest depiction of an Otter I've yet achieved and I hope to learn the lessons learnt here to further explore this subject in the future.
The original work, presented on lacquered, gesso'd board and painted in acrylic. Un-Mounted. Signed.