Sept 2 WDE- Tuttle the Turtle WIP, prob. MI

[lisilk]

Here's my almost (but not quite ) finished turtle. I followed this guy for 30 minutes. Have never seen such a voracious eater! He was gnawing on grasses nonstop. Almost every shot had him face down in the sand. lol.

This is 30" X 30". Acrylic on canvas. The last shot was taken outside and has a LOT of glare. I'll try to take a better photo because the colors are a bit off.

One hour.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/07-Sep-2011/17813-TurtleWIPgrasses.jpg

Two hours. (blurry night shot.)
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/07-Sep-2011/17813-TurtleWIPTstart.jpg

Four and 1/2 hours. Almost there. need to shine up the lights on the sand and fix his back side. Sorry about the glare!
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/07-Sep-2011/17813-TurtleWIPoutside.jpg

Will probably get at least one more in. Either the boats or Collin. Check back!

Thanks for looking and playing with me this week.

Li

[Phlugel]

wow I love the colours in this glad you finally caught up with him

[connievanwinssen]

Great painting!:)

[skappy]

Wow [she he] is gorgeous well done Li
Robert

[Turpintine45]

How wonderful to have been with this handsome fella in his environment for so long! You have made a lovely painting of him and all his favorite grasses. Thanks for all the wonderful references it has been a fun week.

[surob]

He looks fantastic. Can't wait to see the finish. Thanks so much for sharing such wonderful refs this week.

[bchlvr]

Beautiful!

[billybobjoe123]

Ouch. You just hurt my feeling by posting such a beautiful rendition of the turtle. I am going to delete my thread. Li, it is wonderful. I really like seeing your progressive pics, it helps me to see the process.

[eyepaint]

Ooooh!

[Seanskii]

Li, utterly fantastically gorgeous!! Brilliant!! Soooo beautiful!!

sean :)

[guilliame]

Hey Li:wave: thanks for all the progress pics,love the opening shot of those grassy reeds,Tommy is looking good as well:clap:
How deep were you:eek: are they slow swimmers was it easy to stay with him.

[Signchick]

This is awesome, Li! You have such patience to paint all that turtle food (grass). :clap:

[T.T(kei)]

It is ! truly. 　I feel the pleasure which you swam together Tuttle(LOL!.

[Scotkatidid]

Li this is wonderful - you seemed to have captured him in all that foliage, giving one sense of great depths to the water!

[lisilk]

Here's the finish. The graases really didn't take that long because they are just slapped on brush strokes.:D
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/08-Sep-2011/17813-TurtleLiFin2.jpg

Thank you all for the generous comments. Guilli- I was snorkeling so not that deep. I was actually grabbing onto the turtlegrass ( it's actual name) so I wouldn't float up while taking the pictures. We're only about 6-7 feet under here.

Started the canoes but prob. won't finish before Lin posts the next WDE. We'll see. Thanks!

Li

[RubyRedDog2]

He's really beautiful (RIL and the painting) and I saved him for later. His attitude is because he thought you were taking his grass??

[Paulafv]

Beautiful underwater painting with turtle.