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| Butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth – a sweet blue budgerigar in watercolour |
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I had to paint the sweet expression of this budgie. The way his head is cocked to one side and his plump pear-shaped body are too cute for words.
I used Fabriano Artistico 90lbs hot pressed paper. It is 100% acid free cotton rag paper and so eco-friendly. Also its surface is magical and sensual and shows up watercolour granulations and blurts and runs which add charm and life to a painting.
Paints – French Ultramarine, Cendre Blue, Cobalt Blue, Cadmium Yellow Deep, Raw Sienna and a dab of Burnt Umber for his eye and white for that spark of life inside it.
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| Come into my “studio” – probably the smallest one in the world. I have less than 2square feet in which to paint! Yikes:) |
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| Paint the entire inside of Brian in watery blues of your choice – let your mood take you – just leave it a little paler around his cheeks. |
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| Whilst still wet/damp add darker blues to the base of his plump body to suggest roundness. I tip the painting up and down to make the paint run and spatter it to create spotty areas because I like that effect:) |
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| Yes – darker again around his belly and add some marks to suggest his tail – oh and spatter as you like. I do this as it breaks the stiffness up and adds another dimensionand makes the eye skitter around the painting. |
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| Now I add his beak and paint the cere indicating he is a boy (blue for boy budgies and pinky/beige for girls) and add pale dark dark grey to show his feather markings around his head. The characteristic darker blue blotches add the classic budgie cheeks. |
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| Here is Brian with his grey feet painted. I darkened up the blue under the white of his neck to create a more definite demarcation for his pretty head. |
Now you can go and paint any relative or friend’s budgie – off you go!
Happy painting
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Si JEanette – es muy pequena! verdad! Pero hago muchas pinturas aqua – 500 en un ano mas o menos!
La semana proxima voy a movar dentro la casa proxima en mi calle! Estoy muy feliz por que necesito mi espacio mismo para vivir y trabajar! Como estas>? A x
Si JEanette – es muy pequena! verdad! Pero hago muchas pinturas aqua – 500 en un ano mas o menos!
La semana proxima voy a movar dentro la casa proxima en mi calle! Estoy muy feliz por que necesito mi espacio mismo para vivir y trabajar! Como estas>? A x
Wow your studio is tiny. Who'd have thought that such beautiful paintings could come out of such a tiny space, which you obviously keep very well organised. I live in a very small place and I know how tricky it can be to keep it all tidy.
Wow your studio is tiny. Who'd have thought that such beautiful paintings could come out of such a tiny space, which you obviously keep very well organised. I live in a very small place and I know how tricky it can be to keep it all tidy.
Hello Beads2yarn – I cannot think of a cuter name for a budgie than Twink – ::))
Thanks for taking the time to share your memories of a long ago pet!
Do you have a bird now?
Enjoy ! Alison
Hello Beads2yarn – I cannot think of a cuter name for a budgie than Twink – ::))
Thanks for taking the time to share your memories of a long ago pet!
Do you have a bird now?
Enjoy ! Alison
This absolutely gorgeous. The expression you got on this little bird is fabulous.. I love this painting. It looks exactly like a bird I had as a child named 'Twink'
This absolutely gorgeous. The expression you got on this little bird is fabulous.. I love this painting. It looks exactly like a bird I had as a child named 'Twink'