Blue Jay
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Another gift of nature!! Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined myself painting "realistic" birds. Not sure why - I just never thought of it, especially the "realistic" thing. Okay - these aren't totally picture perfect. They'are actually a great subject matter for my favorite approach to painting - a very simplified object against a somewhat abstract background. Okay . . . . this isn't too simplified. I felt my experience working with so many engineers for so many years coming back in a big way. And I remembered one of the amazing things about drawing or painting from life. You see little details that you never notice before, like all the different shades of blue in a blue jay! We have these birds - plus cardinals and many others - in our backyard. I'm looking at all these birds a little differently now that I'm trying to paint them.
Speaking of painting - I better get back to my "nature painting" project. Click the links for more information on the one woman showing at Mr and Mrs F L Schlagle EnvironmentalLibrary.
The weather here is amazingly warm and beautiful for February. Here's to a beautiful weekend to all!
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