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March 18, 2007
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I'm very new to watercolor...This painting was kind of a practice (reference was a photo). Many things didn't turn out the way I would like, for instance the lighting and background, and...flowers, ugh. But still, I like it nevertheless~(what can I say...I love small birds, YAY!)

Thoughts: 1. Flowers are hella difficult to paint. 2. Watercolor is a fairly unpredictable medium XDD need more practice...
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~sereshk Oct 11, 2011
I'm a beginner watercolorist too and it's not an easy medium. Maybe the picture's not all as you would like but your little bird is really well done. I like it too.

I'll look forward to seeing more paintings as you progress.
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Mood: Love ~eliizss-digital-art Apr 5, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
the colors are really gorgeous!
all the elements make a great contrast...
absolutely lovely :D
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*VeronicaIsaksson Mar 19, 2011   Digital Artist
Lovely contrast colors! :meow:
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~knuckleball44 Jun 27, 2010
very nice. love the bird
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~PandoraV Feb 6, 2010
This is simply beautiful. The pink background complements the colorful bird so nicely.

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The artist should open the eyes of the viewer to overlooked beauty that is sometimes right in front of us. (Kenn Backhaus)
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~paramore-15 Jan 20, 2010
im new to watercolor as well, and im not nearly as good as you.. oh well as they say ';practice makes perfect' lol

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Mood: Love ~Nuskatli Dec 10, 2009
i love it!!!! :heart:
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~Joolissa Feb 25, 2009
Had I not read your caption I wouldn't have guessed this was a beginner piece. I am also a beginner at watercolor and was looking for inspiration when I came across your piece. I love your color choice. The pink really makes the green pop, since it's the complimentary color. The fact that the shade varies around all of the background is very nice. I personally love your flowers and the branches. Everything is really nice.

Your bird is so cute! I love it. Lovely colors and shading. The white around the eye is great. It really draws the viewer's eye to the focal point of the bird.

The only thing I find a bit distracting is the bright white with pencil lines of that one big flower up in the right hand area. I think if you erased the pencil and toned it to a light pink that the viewer's eye would be even more drawn to the bird.

Really great work!

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-Julia Grace-
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~orcalee Feb 25, 2009
Thank you for your nice comment! I'm glad you like it~

This type of birdie seems to like hanging around pink flowers, all I did was try to copy the reference photo...(of which I cannot find the original source anymore...so sorry!), if you ever saw the original photo, you'll know I in fact didn't do it justice at all. Here's a google image link for this bird: [link]

Cute, eh? I love birds...
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~Joolissa Feb 25, 2009
Pssh. You did it plenty of justice. I think it's quite the nice painting!

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Serpentime: The wonderful world of snakes
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