Oil painting on artists board 12in. x 16in.
This painting is a follow on from my smaller oil sketch on paper. I decided to focus all the attention on the action and power of this unfolding drama by eliminating the background information, and surrounding the tiger with the colour of energy, red, and using strong value contrasts. I also tried to make the brushstrokes energetic and varied the edges to portray movement. The green is used to provide some relief from the dominant warmth of the scene. This painting is all about drama.
A big Thank You to photographer Gary Jones for providing such inspirational reference material for me to be able to paint this work. http://www.portraitsofnature.co.uk/section704920.html
