The Three Amigos

by Alene Sirott-Cope

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$450

Dimensions

36.000 x 24.000 x 0.250 inches

Title

The Three Amigos

Artist

Alene Sirott-Cope

Medium

Painting - Alcohol Ink Onwhiteboard

Description

Wood storks were alien to me before I moved to FL when I saw one in my backyard lake! I’d seen stork cartoons delivering babies but had never seen one “in person”. They are quite spectacular! Their beaks are amazing and their size is enormous! Five of them were lined up in the water early one morning and I was thrilled to have had that experience to photograph them! They look a bit ridiculous with their very large beaks but are so graceful in flight. I’ve always loved birds but had never really seen the more unusual species until moving down here. Every bird is unique and their stories are so varied and interesting. In this time of covid and sheltering at home, these birds have created a whole new love for me and helps immensely in keeping me involved in things other than myself.

A 2 layered mask technique with painters tape was used for the trees in the woods. I used alcohol ink markers for the tree mask background and the reed grass. The lake was an ink layer of a variety of blue hues altered with a needle nose bottle of isopropyl alcohol for a more controlled detailed placement . The Wood Storks are filtered and digitally painted. I dislike traditional frames, so wood supports were cemented to resist warping of the whiteboard substrate.

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July 4th, 2020

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