Dean Crouser

Dean Crouser creates vivid watercolor paintings of wildlife. His animal portraits are made up of bright splashes of color that give the painting a lively, fun appeal. Gone are the days of boring true-to-life animal paintings; Crouser’s abstract style is a creative, extravagant which reflects the energetic essence of nature, bringing the busy-ness of wild animals indoors.

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 Design Memory Crafts, Mou Saha challenge:   Pick an art piece and let it inspire you to create.

I figure I need to loosen up and try a new style and I love Crouser's work and I happen to have taken a photo of this cardinal on Christmas day, so I thought I'd give his style a whirl. Also, Journal52's prompt is Up,Up and Away -  things that float or fly through the air - and as best said by the character,  the infamous cigar-chomping leader, Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith on the A Team....
"I love it when a plan comes together."

Dylusion Sprays

Faber Castell watercolor crayons

Faber Castell Gelatos

Trying to pick out which quality of Crouser's work that I wanted to emulate was easy but trying to replicate it was very hard...I couldn't make myself get that loose and carefree, I kept wanting to outline and to contain my image. I am a line artist...I am in a box.