Acrylic and ink on canvas
Unlike other adventures the bird had recently embarked on, the work lay less in the activity itself, and more in the getting to it. She would admit that sledding mostly scared her. It was a bit of a game of chance – marked by a vague ability to control direction, speed or, for that matter, stopping. And yet the bird repeated the climb again and again, feeling the reward of the rush, was well worth the effort.
20 x 14″ Acrylic and ink on canvas
A waterfowl she was not, or so she’d been told. A bird of her kind might dip a toe from time to time, but never fully submerge. But as crisp mountain runoff crested around her, shooting her quickly downstream, she realized the absurdity of such comments. A bird is not always what she seems.
18 x 18″ Acrylic and ink on canvas
In his opinion, it was one of the best ways to spend a late afternoon. The gentle breeze on his face came and went with each back and forth swing. His scarf, always a step behind, would tangle and escape rhythmically. The feathered bird, with nowhere to go, decided quickly that this was certainly the way to fly.
Work in progress ~18 x 18″, Acrylic and ink on canvas
Work in progress ~18 x 18″, Acrylic and ink on canvas
Three 8 x 8″ panels: Acrylic and ink on canvas
She set out to conquer the world. Not by winged ascent, as flying at this altitude made her nervous. She preferred to go by foot. The thin air refreshed, rather than depleted her and she soaked up the sun like a solar panel. The bird continued on masterfully, nary once stopping to contemplate the next step.
~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
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
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Work in Progress, Acrylic and ink on canvas
I’ve taken my Bird on Bike and plunged him into the throes of winter!
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Micah Richardson 