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| "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!
Love the subtle shades of grey and of course your background homage to Frank Lloyd Wright.
ReplyDeleteYou 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.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bird wow! The subtle color on the head and body is terrific. Good move with the neutral background, too!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful painting of this dove!!! Love your neutral palette. It is so realistic--great job!!!
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