Fluffy Sparrow

4x5 watercolor on Italia 140 lb cold press paper painted yesterday, a sparrow whose feathers appear fluffed out maybe due to the cold weather.  A very limited palette was used with this painting, mostly burnt sienna, quinacridone burnt orange, sepia, and Blue Bice by American Journey.
COPYRIGHT 2020 Kay Smith

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Springtime Sparrow

4x6 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done today.  First I used a primary color set of quinacridone gold, Blue Bice, and permanent rose to splash over a dry background creating an abstraction. Next I sketched the bird from a small figurine, painting him in quin gold and burnt orange along with sepia. Shadow was a mix of quin magenta and indigo.  When dry splatters were added with a #12 round brush and Blue Bice (American Journey/Cheap Joe's Art Stuff).
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Bird Feeding

15x11 watercolor on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper done today of two young birds being fed by their mother in the background.  These juvenile sparrows can't wait to get their meal swallowed.  I painted this for the current weekend drawing event on WetCanvas hosted by Mike Bennett of Canada.
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Bird Shadow

8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink on paper sketched from a figurine and made to look real like a sparrow.  Primary colors used for underpainting.
Image COPYRIGHT 2015 Kay Smith.