Eye of the Tiger #3 -- Confidence

"Eye of the Tiger III -- Confidence"  (Watercolor)   C. Eastwood, © 2014

For the final painting, I decided to shift styles and let the colors mix and merge directly on the painting.  This is a technique that I often avoid because I don't feel as if I have as much control over the outcome.  And yet this time, like the painting title, I felt confident enough to just let it go and see what happened.  Ironically, this is my favorite of the three.  I think this tiger had something to teach me.

Eye of the Tiger #2 -- No Fear

"Eye of the Tiger II -- No Fear"  (Watercolor)   C. Eastwood, © 2014

The second in my series of tigers.  This next keeps the soft painting style, but a more ferocious expression.  This tiger is telling you that he's not afraid and he's ready to take a stand.  I actually had a blast painting the teeth on this guy.

Eye of the Tiger #1 -- I Can Wait

"Eye of the Tiger I -- I Can Wait"  (Watercolor)  C. Eastwood, © 2014

We've just finished working on a personal series of three paintings.  I originally decided to try my hand at painting lions and tigers.  (And everyone added, "...and bears! Oh my!")  At first there was no particular reason other than I hadn't tried painting either one before and I thought it would be interesting.  But along the way my focus shifted to the tigers and the intensity of their expression.  I painted them softly, almost gently, but let their intensity and strength come through the eyes.