Painting 27, White-breasted Nuthatch in Purple and Red
Painting 26 is a 20-second watercolor sketch of an Eastern Kingbird, and I love it too! I used one color and sketched it with a waterbrush. Twenty seconds is longer than you think when you're just trying for form and not detail. I will probably turn this sketch into a complete painting one of these days. I want to do more 20-second sketches too. It's fun to slop paint down and see if it looks like something!
Painting 26, Twenty-second Eastern Kingbird
These paintings are part of the 100 Paintings Challenge. If you're an artist and want to join, check out the 100 Paintings Challenge Blog hosted by Laure Ferlita.
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Wonderful work — the things we render the quickest are usually the most adroit at capturing the character of the moment.
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(and your black & white warbler on the challenge blog is quite stunning)
I love nuthatches and purple - lovely!
Terrific! I would have recognized the Nuthatch too. And you did a lot in 20 seconds with the Kingbird. Nice job, Kelly!
It's great to see you (anybody) play with paint. Who says painting has to be only "finished works" or even something you want to share with others? I'm very glad you shared these, though.
Sarah....thank you! I went ahead an put the Black and White Warblers up too. Painting in 20 seconds is really freeing. I can tell I'm going to be hooked. It's a great way to feel out another painting too.
Jennifer...thank you!! It's a very Halloweeny-style nuthatch, isn't it!
Thank you, Mona!
Kathy...so true. Knowing everything doesn't have to be a finished painting is so freeing.
I love the colors you have chosen! Makes them a bit more magical, like in the light of the setting or rising sun.
Love the spontaneity and the play in these! Pushing outside of that comfort zone and then SHARING these are both wonderful steps for you! BRAVO
These are so cool Kelly! 20 seconds?? Heck, I'd have maybe one brush stroke down!
After readfing and seeing this I may just have to give water colors a try!
These are great. As someone else has said - its great to see you playing with the paint. I like the image of the nuthatch in unexpected colours and the spontaneity of the quick sketch.
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