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I have put the final layers on the tarn and am now adding in the sun bleached tussocks that overlap the tarn and carry on in front of the hill shadow. These tussocks are more of the individual strands, very detailed and time consuming to do as the more layers the better. I am pleased with how these are progressing, just trying to make sure they don't look too stiff. There is also some mountain fauna in various colours that contrast nicely with the snow grass.
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Still working on the larger tussocks in the foreground. It's quite hard achieving the natural movement and overall softness, yet freezing each strand in place. Lots of layers and...
A closer look at this weeks detail work on the tussocks around the tarn in the St Arnaud Tarn painting. It sure was hot in the studio, so...
The first decent weather window in a while came upon us last weekend, so we bee-lined it for the Nelson Lakes, an easy, close spot for us to go for a dose of mountain scenery. Although I have walked & jogged the Mt Robert many many times over the years I thought it would be nice time to take the kids 8 & 10 along to Lake Angelus and down the Cascade...
