Rod Tryon and Pink Flamingos at Lake Worth, FL

International street painter Rod Tryon is well known for his cool nature-themed 3D street paintings.  His latest is called 'Pink Flamingos' which he created at the Lake Worth Festival in Florida!

 

 

“I decided to do a 3D image with some local Florida color for the street painting festival at Lake Worth, Feb. 19-21. My image was of two flamingos standing in a circular stone pool with a native Floridian corn snake in the foreground. The image measured 10 feet wide by 15 feet high and took me approximately 25 hours.

  

The street surface was a combo of asphalt and crushed shell, so the pastels didn't stick very well when applied directly. Most everyone applies a rectangular coating of washable tempera paint as a base so the pastels have a surface to adhere to.

 

 
To give my piece a more three dimensional look, I did not paint a rectangle of tempera and do the sketch on top of that, but rather sketched the image first, and then painted the tempera inside the free form outline. I then went back and finished the sketch and added more in the detailed areas.

 

 
As is the case with all anamorphic drawings, the image does not look totally 3D to the naked eye. I had a viewpoint established at the bottom center and instructed people to either look through their camera or take a photo from the bottom of the piece to see the real three dimensional effect. It is always very satisfying to see the crowd reaction to the way an image changes from looking at it with the naked eye and then seeing the transformation through a camera lens.

 

  

It was a wonderful weekend. The weather cooperated and everyone had a great time.”

 

Rod Tryon