Tuning a Bird

8/24/2015

In spite of being an avid birder and painter most of my life, it was only six months ago that I decided to combine the two and paint birds exclusively. The learning process continues, not only to depict them accurately, but to capture the un-tangible loveliness that drew me to the subject in the first place. This Little Blue Heron was a battle. For days I worked on tuning the colors just right--blue verses red, gray verses vibrant. If I can hit the color notes I’m looking for while attaining a sparkle of detail in the head of a bird, then I consider a painting a success. Here's a sampling of my battle:

It always gets worse before it gets better, and every successive "wrong" layer can create variety and depth in the final product.

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Katherine link

9/2/2015 05:35:05 pm

The feeling that a painting is "wrong" before it gets "better" happens to me all the time. I call it the "ugly duckling" phase of my work. It can be a bear to push through but always worth it :)

Alex Warnick

9/3/2015 03:56:32 am

That's the perfect name for it! The "ugly duckling" phase. I agree, it can be tough to push through the discouragement of that phase, but usually worth it in the end! Thanks Katherine!

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