European Robin

A robin in winter.  I will admit that this guy doesn't display all the personality of some of my other birds, but he is cute anyway.  I was painting from a picture that had been taken in winter.  I can tell from the snow on the little stick the bird is on, but I couldn't make out what was in the background.  So I tried to fill it with cool colors.  I wanted to leave them a little light so as to not take away from the bird, but just give an indication of temperature.  Now that you know its cold in the picture, I bet you can really see it.

I made a video to go along with this so you can see how I did it.  Interested parties can follow this link.

I hope you enjoy this little bird and I hope you enjoy the video.   You keep looking and watching, and Ill keep painting and posting.

European Robin in Winter

Yesterday was a really busy day for me.  Running non stop from the time I got to work, until nearly quitting time.  I did find just enough time to paint this little guy.  I must have been in a bit of a dour mood yesterday, because he seems to be in bit of a huff.  Let's hope I wasn't showing my frustrations.

This on is from a winter time picture.  The bird has obviously gotten his down up a bit to keep warm.  I tried to paint it with all cooler colors.

Well, he was fun for the 5 minutes or so I got to paint him.  Enjoy, and thaks for the view.

A Few More Quick Sketches

Just a few quick sketches I've done recently.  I've not had time to do more than a few sketches.  But I want to keep practicing a bit. 

This little wren is a quick study to try to keep loose.

To be honest, I don't remember what typed of bird this was gonna be.  If I had to guess, I'd say a robin.  But agian, just a quick sketch and trying to stay loose.

First attempt at a butterfly I was thinking of doing for an art challenge.  The butterfly is  too yellow and the flowers are too solid red.  It's all good, like I said , its just a quick sketch.

Enjoy them.

A quick couple of birds

A quick couple of birds for today.  The top is of course a California Quail, the bottom a female robin.  I don't like the eye on the robin, but I think the rest is good.  The quail was a quick experiment.  I don't think either are my best work, but thats why they call it practice.