praying mantis painting sneak peek!

Here are some progress shots of my latest piece. Almost everything about this is new or at least not that familiar for me. I'm using acrylics on masonite and I attempted something of an underpainting... I like the second stage better than the first, there's more depth, now I have to figure out how to get it back! fun fun fun

Great Horned Octopus

Belvedere - the great horned octopus

9" x 9"

Acrylic on watercolor board

This was fun... I'm quite pleased with the translucent look to his face, not sure how I got it though lol ... will have to see if I can recreate it on my next piece. I have a few process photos also.....