{"id":4755,"date":"2018-06-21T10:17:06","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T16:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/?p=4755"},"modified":"2018-07-04T07:49:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T13:49:02","slug":"in-progress-44","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/?p=4755","title":{"rendered":"In Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few photos of my current painting in progress.\u00a0 Focusing on the rainforest for this one, specifically the Amazon and its flora and fauna.\u00a0 Also wanted to work on a larger piece, so this one is 20&#8243; wide by 20&#8243; high.\u00a0 It&#8217;s heavily detailed courtesy of all the leaves and tree branches.\u00a0 Not to mention full of white-faced capuchin monkeys!\u00a0 The sketch on paper maps everything out before I transferred it to canvas.\u00a0 The painting itself is an acrylic on canvas.\u00a0 I&#8217;m still working on the rainforest background at the moment, and the blue morpho butterflies.\u00a0 Butterflies may be small, but they are hugely symbolic in my work.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4756\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Capuchin-rainforest-sketch-by-Amy-Guidry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4756\" src=\"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Capuchin-rainforest-sketch-by-Amy-Guidry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Capuchin-rainforest-sketch-by-Amy-Guidry.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Capuchin-rainforest-sketch-by-Amy-Guidry-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Preliminary sketch by Amy Guidry; 20&#8243; x 20&#8243;; (c) Amy Guidry 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4757\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4757\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Capuchin-rainforest-painting-progress-by-Amy-Guidry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4757\" src=\"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Capuchin-rainforest-painting-progress-by-Amy-Guidry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Capuchin-rainforest-painting-progress-by-Amy-Guidry.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Capuchin-rainforest-painting-progress-by-Amy-Guidry-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Painting in progress by Amy Guidry; Acrylic on canvas; 20&#8243; x 20&#8243;; (c) Amy Guidry 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4758\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/capuchin-rainforest-detail-by-Amy-Guidry_20in-x-20in.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4758\" src=\"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/capuchin-rainforest-detail-by-Amy-Guidry_20in-x-20in.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/capuchin-rainforest-detail-by-Amy-Guidry_20in-x-20in.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artistcommentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/capuchin-rainforest-detail-by-Amy-Guidry_20in-x-20in-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Painting in progress (detail) by Amy Guidry; Acrylic on canvas; 20&#8243; x 20&#8243;; (c) Amy Guidry 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.AmyGuidry.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.AmyGuidry.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get the latest updates via my monthly newsletter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amyguidry.com\/contact.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.amyguidry.com\/contact.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now on Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/amy_guidry_artist\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/amy_guidry_artist\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow me on Facebook: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmyGuidryArt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.facebook.com\/AmyGuidryArt<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few photos of my current painting in progress.\u00a0 Focusing on the rainforest for this one, specifically the Amazon and its flora and fauna.\u00a0 Also wanted to work on a larger piece, so this one is 20&#8243; wide by 20&#8243; high.\u00a0 It&#8217;s heavily detailed courtesy of all the leaves and tree branches.\u00a0 Not to mention &hellip; 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