“The Mind Brothers” _ oil painting on canvas _ 24″ x 8″ 2004
I did not have to do any photo manipulation or Adobe Photoshop tricks on this artwork which I am particularly proud of, it was just one straight shot I got on my digital camera one a beautiful morning in my backyard while sitting on the bench by my water garden. This image is of our favorite butterfly koi named ‘Solomon” and his pool mate affectionately referred to as ‘The Big Orange One”.
I have painted two versions of this painted artwork, one in done in acrylic and one in done in oils and sold both of them, I have been itching to paint another one except this time twice as big, maybe I will break out some of my Japanese bamboo painting brushes which I have stashed away for just a special occasion.
May 30, 2014
BUSY BRUSH CAFE 
Great painting – I almost expect to the fish moving along!
love the reflections- great work! 🙂
Did you like the results from acrylic or oils better? I paint almost exclusively in acrylics, but have been thinking about breaking out the oils again to do a similar comparison. Great painting.
thank you, yes I like acrylics for a few reasons, easy clean up being number one, but also I like the quick drying acrylics have this means that I can lean my hand against the canvas as I paint giving me better brush control. I love oils too, I think you get richer, deeper colors with oils.