Wednesday, March 24, 2010

24th March

TwentyOne Birds on a Wall...

Amazing how much expression can come from one basic shape! Here are 21 birds striding about in their fabulous plumage, on a slightly 60s background. I have some new paints to try out which is fun. A set of golden acrylic paints in little bottles, in a flow formula suitable for the finer detail I need on this scale of work. I think they look promising, although it is still a bit slippery to draw over with coloured pencil. I may have to resign myself to only using coloured pencils with watercolours in the background I think. I quite like this big panel of bird shapes, they seem like real little characters!

2 comments:

Amy said...

I love this one! It is so bright and funky! Amazing how much is in one picture that is based on only one main shape. Great drawing!!!!

EVA said...

They are indeed charming and eccentric characters! What a delightful painting!