More Bird Exercises

[Joy]

These are from Tom Shepherd's Simply Paint Birds book. He paints in a loose style and has some simple steps for a few dozen different birds. His YT channel features a lot of loose animals and bright hues. In an attempt to simplify my subjects and loosen up a bit, I followed his instructions. I already posted the first batch I did, and several are attached. I am using up different types of sample papers that I didn't really like that well. Results are varied.

 

[Joy]

Since I was getting "parsing response failed" message, I am uploading the last few to a reply.

 

[Sanlynn]

These are lovely! So fresh and loose.

 

[Grapes]

Joy, beautiful work & lovely birds!

 

[Jo Castillo]

Oh, fun! You captured some lovely colors and gestures. Well done!

 

[Artyczar]

Wow! These are beautiful, Joy. Really well done.

 

[Bartc]

Terrific, Joy!

 

[Donna T]

Beautiful! They are loose and lively, Joy! I like the look of the paper’s texture in the last two you posted. Does a textured paper make it easier to paint loosely?

 

[Joy]

Thanks for your kind words - I am just following along and cannot take any credit for the choices.

That textured paper is very soft and thick - tears easily and is like working on a napkin.

 

[TK H-H]

Lovely! I especially like your little Mandarin duck. Those guys always make such lovely painting subjects.

 

[Balaji]

These are wonderful! Not only are the forms of all your subjects so good, I also love the vibrancy of your colours.

 

[Joy]

Balaji, thank you!