On a Roll...

But...don't hold your breath.  I am feeling marvelous that I have painted 7 paintings in a little over a month.  Hope to keep up the momentum.  Why? Because it's GOOD PRACTICE.  Learning new ways to use materials and mediums is a cathartic exercise at this moment in time.  

Here is a new watercolor - done from a reference photo from Terry Colby, who is a contributing photographer on a FB group I follow and have permission to utilize what I find there.  This image appealed to me because of the golden hour sort of light that was tripping across this bird's front surface.  

I purchased some basswood unfinished cradled boards by Ampersand.  I used Kilz house paint to seal them, then I added a few coats of Qor watercolor ground on top.  I love this surface ~ it loves watercolor.

Still wavering between people and animals - I am so much more comfortable with the latter.  Finding the courage to push back into a people portrait next.

"Baltimore Oriole"

8" x 8" 

watercolor on Ampersand/Qor treated cradled board

(not a native of Colorado, but awesome coloring - all the same)

Number 23 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

"Cockatiel"

watercolor

almost 4" x 6"

however..

once I painted this, I realized..the tail

seems pretty important

on this birdy.

So I matted it and extended the

unseen tail on the mat.

I have seem other artists use

their matboard for

extra decoration, or illustration.

Only 7 more!