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Patsy Lindamood
AFC, SOAA, PSA, IAPS M/C, IGOR
Wildlife Paintings in Pastel, Colored Pencil |
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| The Art of Conservation 2011: An International Exhibit of Nature in Art |
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What an honor to be included in this major celebration of nature-inspired art. "Upward Bound" has already been a part of the JRW Nature & Wildlife Exhibit in St. Augustine, FL, Jul - Aug 2011, and most recently The 39th Annual "Pastels Only" Open Juried Exhibition of The Pastel society of America at the National Arts Club, NYC, NY.
The Giant South American River Turtle which is the subject of this painting swims with the manatees at The Manatee and Aquatic Center at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. These turtles weave in and among their fellow manatees with a graceful, mesmerizing motion that constitutes a graceful, moving ballet. Clearly heavy, bulky creatures, they nevertheless seem to float almost weightlessly amidst the vegetation they feed upon.
The turtle’s muted coloration forms a soothing monochromatic blend with the subtle aqua colors of the pool and the leafy green vegetation. I pushed this monochromatic theme, punctuated with hints of gold, to the limit to generate a calming, tranquilizing effect and to simulate the sensation of floating through the water. Creating the illusion of the transparency of the water and capturing the special quality of the sunlight as it penetrates to the depths of the pool was critical to complete the total sensation.
The Manatee and Aquatic Center works in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its Florida Wildlife Research Institute to rescue, rehabilitate and release Florida’s endangered manatees.
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