Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Ducks for Edward Burton

Edward had requested a theme of music for his book, but I for some reason had a little trouble coming up with an idea on that. So I went with Plan B, to paint these chilled out ducks I saw at Canyon Lake this past Sunday afternoon. They had just caught sight of people with french fries, and they also liked my hulled sunflower seeds. I'm a huge fan of ducks; we used to have some that hung out in our back yard in Dallas that overlooked Turtle Creek. We had a treehouse, and not a care in the world. These take me back to that time. But to link it to music, I'm pretty sure we were listening to Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass and grilling burgers while the ducks were in our yard. There's your music, Edward. Enjoy! 8 x 10 oil on canvas

8 comments:

  1. I love the ducks, Camille! Plus you did such a beautiful job with the water and reflections. Thank you. I'm also a Herb Albert fan.

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  2. Beautiful! What a great handle of the water.

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  3. Your style shines no matter what you paint. Serene sight. Love these ducks.

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  4. Woh!!! This is beautiful!!! You made it look simple Camille!

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  5. Wow, thank you, everybody! I'm a sucker for ducks, what can I say? :D

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  6. So beautiful, gorgeous green palette, love the reflections in the water!

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  7. Beautifully painted, Camille! I'm a fan of ducks and Herb Albert also!

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  8. Ducks are so cool, and I love this pair. You did a fabulous job on the water and those colours are perfect. Sorry I'm so late commenting Camille.

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