I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Georgia Aquarium, located in downtown Atlanta. This is the world’s largest aquarium. This was my second trip and I came away just as impressed if not more.
My two favorite exhibits are the Coldwater Quest, the Beluga
whales and the Ocean Voyager. I could
spend hours sitting in front of each of these magnificent tanks.
As I sat and watched the beluga whales I found myself
overcome with emotions of serenity, peace and awe. I was amazed how these huge animals could
swim so gracefully, spinning and swimming upside down as they easily glide
through the water. Here is a link to the web cam: (http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/explore-the-aquarium/interact/web-cam-belugas.aspx)
When I was at the aquarium in 2009 I came home with a strong
desire to paint the whales but wasn’t really sure why. When I broached the subject with my teacher,
Fred, he strongly discouraged me from painting them because I don’t know about
Beluga whales. So, I never did paint the
whales but now I know why I want to paint them.
As an artist I want to share my emotional experience of watching these
massive mammals. It is a great challenge
to bring that same emotion to the viewers of my beluga whale paintings.
Painting the whales will allow me to reflect on the
emotional experience while I was actually at the aquarium. I was able to video the whales too so that
will be aide my sometimes weak visual memory.
Join me as I work through this painting.
I welcome your comments.
Thanks for stopping by to read my blog!
I wish you JOY today.
2 comments:
I really enjoyed the video! Love love LOVE the whales! I know you will do an amazing job, and I look forward to seeing the finished paintings!:-)
I really enjoyed the video! Love love LOVE the whales! I know you will do an amazing job, and I look forward to seeing the finished paintings!:-)
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