Showing posts with label blue bird. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blue bird. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Spring Blue

Spring Blue

Pastel, 6x6 on Wallis

The blue birds have built a nest in either our bird house or our neighbor's for a number of year, and several generations come and go to our bird feeder. Though they are a daily sight, their colors never cease to dazzle. 
I began this particular bird last autumn, but when I finished, there was something just not quite right.  Today I added three touches of white and black to enhance his eye and to adjust his beak. Now I think he is finished, but it's no longer autumn but spring.

Waiting

Waiting Oil on Canvas, 16x20 This painting is a view of Jax Beach at mid-day.  The tide is low and the long, flat beach is being washed gent...