Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Class 3

The subject today was birds. I've often baulked at the thought of painting animals but somehow birds are okay. Especially roosters and hens.



Following this we were encouraged to paint a bird perched on a cup. Obviously large birds can't be perched on a cup. To my surprise Jennifer used my bird for her website.


After that I found some sketches done by John Haycraft and decided to paint the subject in watercolour.






It's actually easier because John had already simplified the subject for me. All the tones are there - he draws magnificently.