Pondhawks are common dragonflies throughout the United States. The females are brilliant green, while the mature males are chalky blue with a green head and eyes. At some point I’d like to paint a female as well, but I need to get some good photo references first.
This painting was a real chore. I usually have a clear vision in my mind of the finished piece, as well as all the steps I’ll need to go through to get there. Every once in a while you have painting that just doesn’t want to cooperate. Short of spontaneously catching fire, most of the things that could go wrong did go wrong with this one. I was relieved when I put down the brushes and still had a decent painting.
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