Animal Artistry of Colette Theriault now available on eBay

After much thought,  I decided to bite the bullet and invest some time into marketing some of my larger artwork on eBay.  I am starting with only a few listings for now because of time constraints but also to get a feel of the system and if it works for me.

Shipping to USA and CANADA. The current listings are as follows:

 White Tailed Deer (doe) Painting in Pastel

22" x 16"

pastel

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Tuxedo Cat Portrait, Pencil Drawing

25" x 11"

graphite, charcoal, cp

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White tailed doe painting-"Treading Ever-So-Lightly"

I know I could probably improve on the foliage of this painting but I just have no more umph left for it so it will have to do! I need to move on to another painting but just had to finish this one first. Not that I rushed it or anything...

After scanning in multiple pieces and patch working the images together, I had to color correct the image slightly. I really toned down the bright yellow leaves near the deer's face which seemed to strong in the last update.

The previous update was taken with a digital camera and was overly adjusted for contrast. I find pastels so very difficult to match to a photograph or scan, due to the dust reflecting different amounts of light under varying light conditions. Perhaps this has more to do with the fact that I used a dark suede board or maybe even the properties of the suede itself, I don't know.

Oh well, the image above seems pretty close to the actual painting...until you place the painting in a bright room, where it really brightens up considerably! Eeech.

There is an explanation on my website regarding the title for this piece. If you are interested, follow here: http://www.colettetheriault.com/descriptions/paint1description/White_tail_deer.php
and scroll down the page.

Tomorrow I will be framing my deer painting at last!

Deer painting blues...

Just when I thought I could tackle this painting again, I've been hit with a wave of frustration. I guess I should have known better than to paint when I felt tired...I am just feeling so lost in all those leaves and I just can't concentrate!!!!!
Part of the problem is I know there is so little left to do on this piece and want to finish it so bad since I purchased a wonderful frame for it. Oh, and not to mention I want to move on to another piece right??!

Some thoughts so far... I like the dark area unde the log and will add some darker foliage to give illusion of depth. The angled stump on the far bottom left I feel I should round the top off perhaps instead of extending to the edge...not sure yet.
Then, the light foliage in front of the deer is too much of the same value. Need to figure out how to approach that area. Might add some various shades of browns to break the green.
Best if I sit back and think on this one.

Deer Painting-Update

I'm so pleased that the backdrop greenery is just about complete. It was way easier than I first anticipated. Phew! I will be going back to the background a bit later and tone down some of the brightness on a few leafy areas to the left of the painting (I still find it a bit too bright).

Creating the deer's coat with the light shadows/reflections is proving to be quite interesting. I am currently using about 6 or 7 different colors of pastel to get the right intensities.

Pastel painting of deer update

I'm surprised at how fast this painting is progressing!! I'm actually enjoying painting all the leaves. Perhaps it is because of all the practice I got in doing the squirrel painting...or maybe because I find it so much easier to work on a dark suede or velour (such as this very dark emerald green) as the starting base color for the background.

White Tail Deer Painting (pastel)

(photo above a bit bright)

The worst has yet to come, I fear, as I have not yet started to work on the messy plants in the foreground and below the deer's feet. So much greenery in this piece (even the suede board is green) but working on the deer's beautiful face was a refreshing change of color.

I just can't help it...

Aww, I just felt like working on something other than the cow moose painting so it is now hiden behind protective foam core until I get inspired to work on it again. And so this is the newest composition I have come up with. I have yet to find a title for the piece but I have an idea what I want, just can't find the words!!


After browsing through about a hundred or so deer photos I felt this was to be the one I get to paint. I love the fact that the deer seems attentive to something beyond the canvas, leaving it to the viewer to determine what it is that could be alerting her so. I also liked the backdrop and the lighting but I anticipate that I will get bored of green pastel!!