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This Week’s Watercolor Lesson

Posted on by Laura Kate
Springtime Cedar Waxwing

This is the second time I painted this bird, based on a photograph by Bill.

I’m pretty happy with my work. If I were to paint it a third time, I would choose a hot-press paper. It was difficult to get smooth washes and crisp lines on this paper. I would also use a non-granulating blue paint for the background.

I like the bird’s attitude. He is eye-balling the photographer, as if to size him up.

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One of six children, I was raised by a busy mom, who instilled in me a love of fabric. Though I learned to sew and knit at a young age, it was the arrival of my first grandchild that pushed me into action. A long-time knitter, I am now ready to explore all things fiber.

5 thoughts on “This Week’s Watercolor Lesson”

      1. That’s what it is with art! We have one thing in our mind, but produce something else. My biggest issues are value and contrast.

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