Two Gannets Toddler T-Shirt

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Two Gannets is a watercolor painting of two gannets, friends. Gannets are the largest seabirds in the North Atlantic. Their wingspan can reach up to six and a half feet. These two gannets are framed against a bright blue sky which accents the yellow colors in their head and neck feathers.

My fascination with patterns stems from my love of numbers. While mathematics has been integral in my working career in finance, my other love is painting. My subject matter is inspired by photographs taken by friends and family. I see a photograph in terms of color, line and geometry. These qualities appeal to my sense of order and design (my fascination with numbers translated into art). There are times when a single photograph and the resulting abstract painting leads to another path -- and another painting -- and sometimes a third or fourth version from the same photo. When I draw something, I start with the shapes and then I add the color. After that, and as I move along, I look for balance of shapes and balance of color and...