Take Flight
(2013)
Subject: Bald Eagle Dimensions (inches): 24 x 48 Medium: Acrylic Description: Not only do I like seeing Bald Eagle's, I love painting them. The variation of colour and complexity of their wings becomes like a whole painting unto itself, and the boldness of their colours makes them striking in any scene. This painting is inspired from the coast of British Columbia, where I have seen many Bald Eagles and the mountain slopes fade in to the low hanging clouds. I'm always amazed at the size of their huge wings right after they've left their perch, the large primary feathers bending from the powerful flaps they need to stay in the air that then take them gliding above the trees.