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.
Today was way too beautiful to spend it staying indoors. We walked.
Here are a few highlights from sights seen in the woods near our house today.
Such an intense orange color, these fungi begged to be photographed.
It pays to look up.
I don’t know the name of this shrub, but it was abundant in the flood plain.
I love the duckweed’s color. It’s so intense.
At the pond, there was also a snake sleeping next to the path. I didn’t take his picture.
Goldenrod was the most glorious blooming plant today. It was a favorite of the bees.
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