Painted this one on the Stonehenge Aqua hotpress paper and I like it better because I could shape the hairs better by lifting off color. Still just using Lunar Black except for the eyes and nose - and the background.
Didn’t use the whole sheet (it’s in a block) so painted a little something else on the “scrap” piece - but you’ll have to wait for that one to be shown!
On our drive to Physical Therapy Monday morning, I saw over a dozen in a driveway along the way - so many Cardinals and not sure what they were doing there.
No rhyme or reason why I’m painting these - just printed out a bunch of bird photos I had and am going through them.
Posted this on FB and it sold :). I did fix the shape of the egg, signed it, getting it ready to mail out as soon as the check is in my hand. Haven’t sold anything in ages and it feels pretty good.
10 x 14 inches on Lanaquarelle 140# cold press watercolor paper.
Love the bright, colorful flash of a redwing blackbird’s wings just before they take off.
Our dentist got a new dog. His name is Otis. He is an old soul, totally chill and so people friendly that everyone who meets him loves him - he’s great for hugs and attention when you need a therapy dog at the dentist! The dentist posted a photo of him (he posts one every so often so we Otis fans get our fix) and I liked it so much I thought I’d try to paint this mostly black dog with the pretty golden brown eyes. This is on a block of Arches 140# coldpress using only 2 colors - Lunar Black and a bit of Cerulean Blue.
Painting a few holiday cards for next year, but in between cards, I’m painting a few birds. Trying to stay loose and light. Next one will be on hot press (I don’t use it often).
Sweetie and I got boosters this afternoon. Hope we do well with them as I have a recheck with the ortho tomorrow morning (hope to be able to leave the boot behind although walked with both shoes on today and it was painful and my right foot is swollen so much…hope I don’t have to have a bigger size shoe as then I’d need 2 pairs all the time to fit both feet right!!).
Well, made a mess of the cardinal but it was the first thing I’ve done other than small cards in weeks. I became less heavy-handed with the second one - the little chickadee.
Have another to share and another in the drawing stages. Just fourth sheet paintings for now.
Still in the boot and have had one physical therapy session (with exercises to do at home on my own until I can get a second session later this month). I should be out of the boot and walking (without a limp, I hope) before Christmas.
Walking in the boot to the back deck and finding lots of reds all around, so took a few photos.
Used the gold dust dry pigment (Schminke) on his star but it’s so heavy it tilts his head :)
The folks who take care of the Extension Center garden are always planting new things - I imagine it’s a full time job for several workers and it always gives us something interesting to see. I admire anyone who can keep a garden going in all seasons.
A tree in the cemetery with some interesting seed pods. Our neighbor has one in their back yard and the tree flamed out pretty yellow-orange leaves this year.
Seems like autumn colors are coming on later and later in the year.
Not fun.
Four weeks of
Not fun
in this blue cast.
And then,
if it’s healing well,
four more weeks of
not fun
in a walking boot.
