Wednesday, June 17, 2015
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this painting.
I was having a cup of coffee on my back patio early
this morning when this beautiful little hummingbird came within inches of me to
investigate the red shirt I was wearing. After hovering for quite a while he
settled on a branch near my chair.
I had a pad of notepaper and quickly did a pencil
sketch of him along with notes about his iridescent feathers shimmering in the
morning light.
As soon as I finished my coffee I grabbed one of my
small paintboxes and returned to the patio to paint this little beauty. The
bird was gone by then and didn't return while I painted this, but my sketch and
notes were adequate to complete this little jewel of a painting.
We have 5 hummingbird feeders in our back yard and
have a wide variety of these little beauties daily. But it was a rare treat to
have this one settle in so close to me and remain for such a long time while I
sketched him and made my notes. It was the perfect start to my day.
Questions?
Email me here: tombrownstudio@cox.net
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