Friday, March 9, 2018

FLUID WATERCOLOR PAPER BLACKBIRD


Using the Fluid Watercolor paper I purchased some time ago for another black bird - not a crow, but still in the Year of the Bird theme, a grackle with a blue patch.  Grackles are rowdy birds that take over the feeders, when they can, and are pretty noisy, but when the sun hits their black feathers you can see those feathers shine with blue and purple and green iridescence.  Still, most people don't like them because they are so pushy.

6 comments:

Sadami said...

Hi, Rhonda, a lovely work and an interesting post! You should see "Magpies" in Australia, too. They are a football team mark of Collingwood in AFL. Google it, it will come up! Cheers, Sadami

Alice Jo Webb said...

I love grackles! They make me laugh. This is a fun painting, Rhonda. Again!

Barbra Joan said...

Love your grackles, crows, magpies... I like them all.. You've done a great job on them... and BTW thanks for all your support during the 'Challenge'...

Jennifer Rose said...

they can be pushy but also amusing to watch :)

RH Carpenter said...

I've seen magpies in the UK, but never here - I know they are in the southwest area, but none in this area, Sadami.

Thanks, Alice Jo, Barbra Joan and Jennifer Rose - and Sadami :)

Caroline Simmill said...

Wow! stunning painting Rhonda!