Thrashing 1.5m x 0.5m

  

“Thrashing” (FOR SALE)

A visceral moment captured with acrylic on canvas (1.5m x 0.5m) depicting a Nile crocodile thrashing – whether in defence or in attack – in the river water. I wanted to capture the speed and chaos of a croc reacting to the viewer's intrusion on their domain.

For more information or pricing requests: art [at] embleton [dot] co [dot] za

Thrashing (1.5 x 0.5m) Acrylic on Canvas

Stephen Embleton

Reptilian eye


Back and tail detail
Scale
Signature


The Process:

Plain canvas – no gesso this time
First pass at the green acrylic wash
Adding yellow ochre
Dried background
Masked the tail (bottom middle) and added pencil guides
White pencil highlight guides
Highlights
Shadows
Mid tones
More detail
Additional water
Signature and croc face detail

For more information or pricing requests: art [at] embleton [dot] co [dot] za