I've been a little frustrated with my bird paintings recently: they look to me flat, cut-out, uninteresting ... which is no fun.
Tonight on a sketchbook page I painted three little goldfinches: a yellow wash with black added when it dried.
Then, again without drawing first, painted this towhee. And though his eye is a little lower than it should be, I'm actually pleased.
Maybe most of all because I'm hoping I've broken the bad spell.
2 comments:
Laura, you have good reason to be pleased. I love these guys! Beautifully done!
Nicely done on these - not easy to do birds without drawing a bit first! Maybe you should work your wonderful green foliage techniques into the bird painting so they are set into a scene? Just a suggestion - what do I know? ha ha.
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