~2.75 x 4′ Watercolor and ink on paper
Body
Head with head feathers
Reeds
Head, neck and top of body
Original Big Ol Bird
Work in Progress, Ink an watercolor on paper
~2.75 x 4′ Watercolor and ink on paper
Work in Progress, Ink an watercolor on paper
I was able to take a bit of time today to work more on the boyfriend’s abstract bird. It’s getting ever closer – as is my being moved into the new studio! You can see the mess we started with below. Hopefully I’ll have both the bird and the studio conquered by the end of the week…
Work in Progress Head
The boyfriend has always wanted this strange, abstract bird to be colorful. My guess is he thinks wild rainbow colors would be best. I tend to think subtle color will win out. He’ll still get a colorful bird. My apologies about the sub-par pictures. With my current move, the camera was not around to take pics, and I was in a bit too much of a rush to get good light on this guy. Better pictures to come!
Original Big Ol Bird
I was able to do this quick, tiny painting during a break today. ~2″ x 1.5″ watercolor on paper
The new space!
Acrylic and ink on canvas
Had you asked him yesterday, he would have said his forte – in fact his love – was biking. But sometimes a bird must spread his wings. And upon feeling the smoothness of snow to ski, he momentarily forgot about the wheels he rode. The bird embraced the crisp, cold mountain air and reveled in his proximity to the sky.
Ski Detail
Head Detail
Work in Progress, Acrylic and ink on canvas
Step 3
Step 2
Step 1
Work in Progress, Acrylic and ink on canvas
I’ve taken my Bird on Bike and plunged him into the throes of winter!
Step 3
Step 2
Step 1
3.25 x 5.25″ Watercolor and pencil on paper
3.25 x 5.25″ watercolor and pencil work in progress
3.25 x 5.25″ Pencil on paper
3.25 x 5.25″ watercolor and pencil work in progress
I’ve been working on two very different pieces. I finished up the abstract piece today and have a smidge left yet on the bird. The hard lines of the abstract guy are a bit of a different approach for me. Good to get out of my comfort zone, I s’pose.
3.25 x 5.25 ink and watercolor on paper
3.25 x 5.25″ Pencil on paper
It’s relatively rare, but from time to time I do work on art that is more realistic. I typically end up enjoying the finished product and like the challenge of having to look more closely at my subject. This got me wondering why I don’t do it more often. Perhaps I’ll start.
3.25 x 5.25 envelope, ink and watercolor on paper
The heater died in our RV/house, Gertrude a bit over a week ago. Because we live in Colorado, and because taking a ’94 Winnebago to get its heater fixed was probably not the easiest thing, and because if we did take Gertie to get fixed we would have no place to live, we moved out. Funny enough we are not at all sad and the 650 sq ft place we’re in now feels like a mansion!
And now that we’re settled in, I enjoyed a good chunk of time to work on more “Art for Good” rewards.
3.25 x 5.25 Ink and watercolor on paper
3.25 x 5.25 ink and watercolor on paper
Micah Richardson 