Egret Heron Bird Art Print of Original Watercolor Painting

"Great White Egret Reflections"

 

The amazing Great White Egret, also known as the Great White Heron, is absolutely elegant! I couldn't resist painting its reflection in the rippling blue water.

 

This watercolor painting went through many stages. At first, I envisioned pale colors in the water.

 

 

As I worked, I started to think about DRAMA. I added more colors to the reflection, more definition to the ripples.

 

 

Instead of having the water continue to the top of the paper, I decided to make a misty horizon to bring the focus more on the bird and its reflection.

 

 

Now it was necessary to make the ripples wider at the bottom of the painting so that they wouldn't be distracting and would allow the eye to see the bird better. Also, I concentrated on adding feathers to the head and back. To give it a more realistic look, I added more of the beak to the reflection and defined the eye in the reflection. Finally, I accentuated the reflection more and dragged the water color through the reflection to give it depth. Below is the final painting.

 

 

I'd love your feedback and to hear what you think of this latest bird painting. I seem to be really attracted to them!

 

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Yellow Hibiscus Flower Art Print of Original Watercolor Painting

Yellow Hibiscus

 

This tropical flower is absolutely stunning! I love painting all of the wonderful crinkles, textures, neat structures, and shadows of this hibiscus!

 

For this painting I used the technique called "mingling." To paint the shadows, I used one color after the other, but rinsed the brush before using the next color. This way, I let the new color just touch the preceding one, allowing the color to mingle in lovely and unexpected ways. That's part of the fun of watercolors!

 

Check out this unique technique for painting the shadows and tell me what you think!

 

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Brown Pelican Seashore Bird Wildlife Painting

Brown Pelican Watercolor Painting

 

I just love watching this fabulous bird! It gracefully glides over the water, dives to catch a fish, then perches contentedly to digest its meal.

 

What a challenge to paint it, too! This time, I wanted to make the plumage realistic, but not show each feather. The light is important, showing the shadows without hiding the details is a bit tricky!

 

I hope that you enjoy this portrait of the Brown Pelican and will find the perfect spot in your home for it! Isn't he majestic?!

 

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Pink Flamingos Bird Painting

Pink Flamingos

 

These exotic, tropical flamingos are both soothing and colorful. I loved painting their interesting heads and beaks used for sifting for food in the sand. They almost look comical!

 

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Egret Beach Bird Painting

Great White Egret

 

What a majestic, elegant bird this Great White Egret is! This huge shore bird is a dazzling sight with its magnificent white feathers and large wingspan. I love watching it hunt. The Great White Egret stands immobile or slowly wades through the wetlands waiting for the perfect moment. Suddenly, it strikes with its yellow bill a deadly jab impaling a fish.

 

This art print of my original watercolor painting is perfect for your seashore home décor or as a wonderful gift for the nature lover in your life!

 

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White Pelicans Ocean Birds Painting

White Pelicans

 

I can watch these amusing shore birds for hours! Their huge orange bills and beautiful white feathers glisten in the sunlight as they bob up and down on clear, blue shimmering waves. Sometimes, these pelicans form in masses looking like a large flotilla of ships! What a wonderful addition to a bright airy home with a beach theme.

 

For the shadows on this painting, I allowed the different colors I used (brown madder, verditer blue, quinacridone gold,and mineral violet to mingle. This entails using each watercolor paint separately, cleaning the brush between colors, and letting the next color just touch, then mingle with it. It gives a wonderful, not a boring gray tone, effect for the shadows!

 

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Red Eye Tree Frog Painting - NEW!

Red Eye Tree Frog

 

 

What a fabulously colorful frog. Many scientists think that the large red eyes evolved to scare away preditors. When the frog is disturbed, its startle coloration of flashing huge eyes, bright orange feet and blue-and lime green legs, scares preditors giving it time to get away. These non-poisonous frogs eat crickets, flies, and moths with their long, sticky tongues.

 

Children and adults just love this exotic tropical amphibian with its giant red eyes, green and blue legs, and red-orange feet! Perfect for the nursery or tropical jungle decor!

 

 

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