Monday, December 16, 2019

Frosty Flier finch

4.5x7.25 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper completed today. Red color is mostly restricted to head and upper chest, contrasting with cold gray-brown nape, back, and wings. Pale sides show distinct brown streaks, lacking red tones. Females lack bold face pattern and have more diffuse patterning overall.  We see these, often confused with purple finches, at the feeders in New Mexico.  I tried a new experiment for the icy snowy background first covering it with a wash of white gouache, letting dry, then painting in the positive brown branches.  When that dried, I went back over with another gouache glaze and finally splattering the white for snow.
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3 comments:

Jo Castillo said...

I really like your holiday paintings. I love red and the poinsettias are so beautiful.
Merry Christmas to you!

Kay Smith said...

Merry Christmas to you and Gene, Jo! I appreciate your lovely comments on my work.

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