Well, a challenge is to help you get better at something.
So here it goes:
painting bird related 'somethings'
everyday-
even a little painting.
This one is about 5 inches by 6 inches, so it's big enough.
It does help to see what needs to be worked on to have it on the screen.
The paper isn't for water-media so there's a point of saturation when the paper pills and disintegrates, but it's not too bad for a sketchbook with LOTS of paper.
I have this nest and another one in my kitchen. I save deserted robins' eggs every year. They simply dry out and then will keep for a few years before crumbling.
I couldn't put the nest or the eggs back. The eggs were found one at a time in different years. I wouldn't save either eggs or nests unless they were completely abandoned.
8 comments:
I like this one and the small size, Debra!
Debra, I love this sweet painting! Your color palette is gorgeous and the twigs and the eggs have been handled beautifully!
Great idea for a personal challenge. Hope you share a few of your bird related "somethings." Have fun:)
Debra my dear friend this is a wonderful study. I love your bird's nest. Did you use watercolor? I have a next saved too and think that I will give it a place in my studio and make a study as well. It is so good to have you back again. Read your last posts but had not had time to respond. Take care. Hugs!
I am using gouache-but I do have to get back to learning watercolors. There's just enough difference in gouache that it's keeping me learning...
Love this! A lot!!
Beautifully done. I love nests.
Hello Debra, thank you for visiting my blog. Its lovely to know we have a mutual blog-friend in Debbie.
I love your painting. There's something about nests isn't there... all that hard work put into their creation :D)
How I wish I could paint as well!! It's wonderful.
By the way, if you put found eggs in the fridge and let them there, undisturbed, for a long time, they'll dry out completely (from the circulating air in a frost-free fridge) and last a long time. I have banty eggs that are more than 30 years old. Some birds' eggs, too.
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