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MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015


WINTER WATERCOLOR--BLUEBIRDS AND ICE


Just as we were thinking that spring was around the corner, winter decided to
puff up and bring wintery precipitation of every form to east Tennessee.  In a
matter of 24 hours we had an inch of sleet, freezing rain, snow, and artic air
that plunged the temperature down to 4 F degrees, with lower wind chills due to
the bitter wind.  

I spent a lot of time feeding and watching birds while ice glistened on every
limb, sparkling like crystals when the sun came out briefly and creaking and
popping as the wind brought the deep freezing cold front. Feeding bluebirds
became a challenge.  

Bluebirds are special eaters--spiders, berries and fruits in the winter--they
can't digest seeds. Larger birds suddenly became territorial--initially it was
an American Robin, claiming all the berries for himself, and then a rogue
Mockingbird moved in to claim every food source driving all the smaller birds
away. Everybody was stressed!


I simultaneously worried about the survival of my bird friends and stood in awe
of the dazzling beauty that surrounded them.  

Beauty is certainly one element that inspires our desire to create, but in this
case, beauty juxtaposed with these harsh conditions tapped into that desire even
more.  My mind immediately went to--how do I represent these beautiful
ice-covered limbs in watercolor?

I'm just getting started with this exploration.  Creating a winter background,
saving the white for the ice, getting that bluebird color and shape just right.
 The only way to know how you will do it is to get started.  This process will
result in either a valuable exploration or a painting.  Either way, the artist
wins.


I decided to save the whites on the limbs by painting around them rather than
using mask. Painting the subject next will help me see what else is needed as I
go along.


Today, we're having a very dark, rainy mid-40's day.  I welcome it since the
piles of snow that followed the ice disrupted a second week of work at my
office.  There's always an upside, though. The incredible beauty that surrounded
those wintery days, the influx of birds to my feeders with exciting wintering
species like Fox Sparrows and Pine Warblers, and the added bonus of lots of
inspiration for watercolor projects!  


Above is another painting in process that offered some different challenges--a
light subject with a dark, textured background.  More about this painting soon.

Related Links:
Decision making -- the process
Chickadee in Snow
Bluebirds and Ice
Polar Bears sketching and my journey to Churchill

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