This was a mixed media piece I worked on earlier this year. I had yellow stuck in my head and all I could see were these two fierce serpents bound in combat amidst the presence of their beloved Sunfield.
I craved a variety of textures so first I painted the background in oils on an 11 X 14 inch canvas. The background included trees, mist, and a fiery sky. While the painting dried that week I drew the dragons in ballpoint pen on a sheet of 8.5 X 11 inch drawing paper. Once the background was dry I scanned both pieces and brought them together in Photoshop. Final touches included sun fog atmosphere in the foreground as well as highlights and shading on the dragons. This was a really fun challenge because I wanted to portray the scene primarily in yellow which tends to be kind of tricky given the strength of the color. It turned out pretty much the way I imagined however, and this one has always been one of my favorates because of the fact that it works.

Materials

11 X 14 inch stretched canvas
Oil paints, various brush sizes
8.5 X 11 inch drawing paper
Ballpoint pen
Photoshop
The color yellow

Sized for wallpaper as always, prints available.

"Sunfield" copyright © 2004 Tracy Trowbridge "Machine-Guts"
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