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| Blue Jay |
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| Cardinal Rules redux |
Yesterday I decided to paint the blue jay. He looks young and pretty sweet, no? Unlike the blue jay we had a few years ago - that guy would dive-bomb my cat trying to pluck fur for the family nest. The Ms. must have squawked 'my hero' each time he returns with a beak full. The Cardinal - do you remember him from the other day. While painting the blue jay I kept looking at the 'mauve' background and it look muddy to me; darker than you see in the blog (backlighting). So I mixed up some naples white, raw sienna and a bit of white. The little scumble at the bottom left is not the painting but rather the lip of my easel; I need to lift the panel and take a better photo.
BTW full disclosure: these are not my own photos and it's an iffy thing painting from them. They are the photos I found in our local Wild Care magazine (Marin's animal education and care center)
Speaking of birds - check out these ravens. Took this shot a winter or two ago - I've seen them several times in persimmon trees. Feel free to paint it for halloween! Send me your image if you do - would love to see it.
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