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[nickderry]

Lovely splash of colour on the meadowlark, Chris, clean, bold and simply a stunner. Peter, your ruddy is a joy to behold, I miss these birds a lot, always a favourite of mine back in middle England.

 

[timwootton]

Lovely splash of colour on the meadowlark, Chris, clean, bold and simply a stunner. Peter, your ruddy is a joy to behold, I miss these birds a lot, always a favourite of mine back in middle England.

Saves me typing the same!
Just to add Peter - the quality of light is becoming a very noticable trademark of yours - Bravo!

 

[birdpotter]

Peter, the ruddy duck is wonderful. And I couldn't agree more with Tim about your trademark. I hope you are finally on the upside of mending.

Chris, this is the absolute best forum for showing work. Not only is everyone supportive but the criticism is gentle and always spot on.

 

[jomo]

He makes me cheerful to see him, Chris, and I love the patterns in his feathers. Another one who's good at feet -- I'm terrible at them, I usually do my best to hide them!

Peter, always a delight to see the the next daily instalment. You might have answered this already, but how long do you spend on these *ahem* warmups?

 

[Woody]

Always great to see these daily pics Peter, love 'em!

Mike

 

[cjoakley]

Another one who's good at feet

Thanks for that Jomo...and glad you like the feather patterns - spent a lot of time on them.

Beth - I've always believed constructive criticism makes us stronger but it's rare to find so many people capable of offering it in such a caring manner.

When someone takes the time to give such well-defined and as you say 'spot on' feedback - they show that they care enough to make the time to do so...that is quite simply - wonderful!

 

[peter mathios]

Jomo-
I have been spending a bit more time on them recently, but usually not more than a couple of hours...

Here's another - a 5"x5" of a mallard pair in a marsh. These small paintings are really challenging me, but I feel freer to experiment with them...

 

[timwootton]

Very clever Peter. I wonder, are you using these small pieces, although very beautiful in their own right, as prep work for larger compositions? There's a wealth of material being developed via this mechanism. Very lovely.

 

[birdpotter]

Amazing Peter, and I agree with Tim, you must have a wealth of future compositions lining up in your head if not on paper.

 

[peter mathios]

Tim, I do plan on using some of these as larger paintings in the future. That is part of the fun is getting to experiment a bit more with what works and what doesn't

Here's today's of a golden-crowned sparrow...

 

[cjoakley]

This is a beauty Peter - I love the softness of the background and the way the lines of the branches frame the sparrow...yet again you've managed to get the light just right...

 

[desgreene]

Amazing as usual Peter! I love seeing your work on here.

Cheers,
Des.

 

[nickderry]

beautiful light, excellent strong composition, pure class.

 

[Woody]

Fabulous little painting Peter.

Mike

 

[buzzard12]

beautiful light, excellent strong composition, pure class.

...and a class of it's own at that.

So good it hurts...

 

[peter mathios]

Thank you all for the encouraging words! That's one of the bonuses of this forum. Got a really late start today, but here it is...another 4"x4".

 

[cjoakley]

Ruby Throated Hummingbird Pair

Love the pose and the colours in this - and there you go again with the light thing Peter - wonderful!

Thought I'd toss the sketches of the hummers up before I got really cheesed off and tossed them out! Definitely out of practice - roll on the good weather so I can get back to sketching in the field...

 

[birdpotter]

Peter, really love this last one. It just looks kind of fun.
Chris, your hummers are coming along nicely. I refuse to do them. I don't know why, I just like having something out there that I can refuse to do!

 

[Birdbrainjwc]

Wow! You guys are really amazing artists.
I used to draw and scetch all the time, but haven't lately. you guys have inspired me to begin again. Thank you.

Here is some of my old work...

 

[Birdbrainjwc]

Here is a quick painting of a Wilson's Phalarope I finish about 10 minutes ago.

This was really my first attempt with watercolor, or paint for that matter.

I would really love some advice, and tips on how to paint with watercolor.