Monday, January 27, 2014

Day 28- "30 Paintings in 30 Days"

"Love that Dove"  $145  Watercolor and Felt Markers,  (11" x 11" image)
Now I can relax.  The one bird that I really wanted to include in my bird series was a mourning dove.  It's probably my favorite bird.  I love it's gentleness and when it calls, I love it!  Beautiful sound!  We have a pair of mourning doves that land on our deck every Spring.  I love watching them.  In this painting, I challenged myself to staying with neutral colors, something that I usually don't do.  I usually LOVE color!  But today, because of the gentle nature of this bird, and the fact that it's feathers are different shades of grey, I decided on a neutral background. Then, I added lines at the very end, using Tombow markers, channeling another favorite, Frank Lloyd Wright.  I have the full set of 96 Tombow markers.  They work great for my 30 minute sketches- water soluble and double tipped.  I love them! 
I didn't realize until today, that mourning dove is spelled like this.  I always thought it was "Morning Dove".  I don't think of it's sound as mournful, but rather soothing.  I can't believe that I only have 2 more paintings to do in this challenge!  These last 2 weeks have been fun for me!

4 comments:

  1. Love the subtle shades of grey and of course your background homage to Frank Lloyd Wright.

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  2. You definitely "nailed it" on this painting! The first thought I had when I looked was how soothing it was and how that was so appropriate for a dove.

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  3. Beautiful bird wow! The subtle color on the head and body is terrific. Good move with the neutral background, too!

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  4. A beautiful painting of this dove!!! Love your neutral palette. It is so realistic--great job!!!

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