“Pelican Triptych”
three oils on gallery-wrapped canvases, each 4" x 12"

The inspiration, of course, came from the pelican perched proudly on a tall piling in Calabash, NC. This is the beginning of possibly three triptychs that I’ll be painting of this magnificent creature. The paint is laid on thickly with a palette knife, so I’m stocking up on paint. The largest of the triptychs will measure 60" tall. We’re talking a lot of paint!