My latest painting from my “In Our Veins” series is finished! The title of this piece is “Symbiotic” and it is an acrylic on canvas, 11″w x 14″h. I took photos as I went along to give some insight into my process of painting. I started with an initial sketch directly onto the canvas. After laying out the placement of all the animals and the tree roots, I started my first rough layer of paint. Then I continued to build upon the painting with several more layers, working a “section” at a time, each getting more detailed along the way.
View a larger version of the final painting on my website at www.AmyGuidry.com
!["Symbiotic" intial sketch; (c) Amy Guidry 2010 "Symbiotic" intial sketch; (c) Amy Guidry 2010](https://artistcommentary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/photo-11-215x300.jpg)
!["Symbiotic" underpainting; (c) Amy Guidry 2010 "Symbiotic" underpainting; (c) Amy Guidry 2010](https://artistcommentary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/photo-2-236x300.jpg)
![Detail, "Symbiotic" by Amy Guidry; (c) Amy Guidry 2010 Detail, "Symbiotic" by Amy Guidry; (c) Amy Guidry 2010](https://artistcommentary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/photo-3-263x300.jpg)
!["Symbiotic" underpainting; (c) Amy Guidry 2010 "Symbiotic" underpainting; (c) Amy Guidry 2010](https://artistcommentary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/photo-4-236x300.jpg)
!["Symbiotic" painting process; (c) Amy Guidry 2010 "Symbiotic" painting process; (c) Amy Guidry 2010](https://artistcommentary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/photo-5-239x300.jpg)
!["Symbiotic" (c) Amy Guidry 2010 "Symbiotic" (c) Amy Guidry 2010](https://artistcommentary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/photo-6-231x300.jpg)
!["Symbiotic" painting process; (c) Amy Guidry 2010 "Symbiotic" painting process; (c) Amy Guidry 2010](https://artistcommentary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/photo-7jpg-238x300.jpg)
!["Symbiotic" (c) Amy Guidry 2010 "Symbiotic" (c) Amy Guidry 2010](https://artistcommentary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/photo-8-236x300.jpg)
!["Symbiotic"; (c) Amy Guidry 2010 "Symbiotic"; (c) Amy Guidry 2010](https://artistcommentary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/photo-9-237x300.jpg)
!["Symbiotic"; (c) Amy Guidry 2010 "Symbiotic"; (c) Amy Guidry 2010](https://artistcommentary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/photo-10-238x300.jpg)
!["Symbiotic"; (c) Amy Guidry 2010 "Symbiotic"; (c) Amy Guidry 2010](https://artistcommentary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/photo-111-234x300.jpg)
![Final painting- "Symbiotic" by Amy Guidry; (c) Amy Guidry 2010 Final painting- "Symbiotic" by Amy Guidry; (c) Amy Guidry 2010](https://artistcommentary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/j08_symbiotic-234x300.jpg)