Alisha
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Awesome job Ria! Love the fine feather brush strokes so much!
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The wing feathers and tail details were the most challenging! I enjoyed experimenting with colour mixing, and found I mostly used pyrrole red, pyrrole orange, quinacridone magenta and the ultramarine blue. Thanks again Jane for this excellent lesson! Alisha -
Wow that was intense! But I'm so happy with how it turned out. I can see now the feet are misplaced and the vent area is too short. The most challenging thing was the overlapping feathers. Excited to try my hand at the Cardinal next. Alisha
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This was challenging for me, I am relatively new to acrylics! I feel quite rushed because of the quick drying time, despite using the sta wet pallette box. Getting a nice even cover initially was difficult, it was quite splotchy, but it didn't look too bad once the layers came in on top. Tried my hand at a few of the different birds, I liked the House Sparrow best!
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@Sandy Sandy! This is amazing it looks so great! I really struggled with mine, will need much more practice. I love the highlights and shadows of yours, it looks very close to the video! Well done! Alisha
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I agree! The feather overlapping; midlines, front and back of feathers - what a challenge to see! But with practice I hope it comes more naturally. Thanks Jane!
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What a great lesson in how to draw the feather groupings! I think this will take my bird drawings to the next level, thank you Jane!!!
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I am using a Sakura medium water brush , and a set of 3 that is a different brand (NIJI). I quite enjoy the fine tip one, but found that it was leaking water drops frequently - not ideal! I will have to invest in the Pentel brand soon.
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Hello everyone! So excited to be taking Jane's course! Here is my colour reference sheet. I noticed that some of the paints were more saturated than others, the Phthalo Green seemed to de-saturate much earlier than the Quinacridone Magenta, or the Carbon Black for example. Alisha (Ottawa, Ontario)
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Love this one; caught my eye.
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I enjoyed Rachel Carson's piece, I could hear the chorus of birds through her writing. I also enjoyed the piece about strawberries - feeling the sun's warmth, the smells, and seeing the actual strawberries in my mind. Here's my journal from Nov. 4 2020; I spotted one of three Heron's that frequent the ponds near me in Ottawa. I wrote today adding to it, from the Heron's perspective: "Oh lady, won't you ever leave me be? I see you approach, quiet, respectful, but I see you there. With your tools and curious eyes. I don't want to be seen yet here you are. Our eyes meet and nervous, you make me! On edge, I wade. On edge, I wait. Until it becomes unbearable for me to sit in peace. I fly away to another corner far away from you. "
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I bought a little fold up tripod chair that fits into my tote bag, along with my materials. I have a large leather pencil case for my pencil/eraser and it fits the watercolour set nicely as well! I also have on hand my phone and binoculars, and some herbal tea :). I use the tote on my lap to raise my sketchbook, and it all works nicely. Adding colour helps you observe even more! When doing this landscape below, I was noticing how the reflection was much darker, and I imagined that the images become sharper and more colourful if the lighting is brighter. I wondered about humidity, and atmosphere. Its winter here now in Ottawa so my drawings and paintings will most likely be from computer images until spring....but I'm definately building skills regardless.
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Below are some of my experiments with the colours in the KOI set, I never really understood the colour wheel and mixing before! Its definately challenging to mix colours, and add ones you wouldn't expect. I really concentrate on what I'm seeing and notice, for example, the orange in the trees are actually orange, some are red, depending on the light and shadows etc.
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Beautifully done!
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Beautiful and very accurate!
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It was difficult, and I had to keep focused! I was surprised that when I flipped it around it actually looked much like the bird I was drawing. The details were hard to do (markings on chest). I guess that tells me that if you really draw exactly what you see and don't be limited by the overall appearance, you can be accurate :)
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This was a neat exercise - yes it did help me focus on the subject, and only on the outline and contours. I was surprised that I was able to capture the general form :)
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I'm captivated! Beautiful!
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Beautiful feathers, what a great idea! I have some from the same bird, and will give it a go!
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I completed my sit spot this afternoon, in Ottawa,Ontario (Canada), at a stormwater facility pond. I sat for about 30 minutes, in the afternoon. I definately plan to return there for another sitting :). I saw the colours, noticed the sunlight shining through the various grasses and plants, and took time to notice things like the air, temperature, and sounds. This process was very meditative...and immersive! The observations that come easily are the more obvious ones, like cat-tails, taller swaying grasses, and the pond water. It took some time, but I noticed the milkweed, how it has dried up now in Autumn, and how fuzzy white hairs were spilling out of them. I questioned what the fuzzy white things were, also wondered if they were the same fluffs in the wind and air all around me. Upon closer inspection, from seated position and then later picking up a fallen seed, I realized yes, the fuzzy stuff coming out of the milkweed are in fact seeds that probably have those hairs sticking out of them because they help them fly around and spread. I definately want to follow the milkweed through the 4 seasons and see what happens! Keep you all posted :)
Alisha
The wing feathers and tail details were the most challenging! I enjoyed experimenting with colour mixing, and found I mostly used pyrrole red, pyrrole orange, quinacridone magenta and the ultramarine blue. Thanks again Jane for this excellent lesson! Alisha 
Wow that was intense! But I'm so happy with how it turned out. I can see now the feet are misplaced and the vent area is too short. The most challenging thing was the overlapping feathers. Excited to try my hand at the Cardinal next. Alisha 
What a great lesson in how to draw the feather groupings! I think this will take my bird drawings to the next level, thank you Jane!!! 
I am using a Sakura medium water brush , and a set of 3 that is a different brand (NIJI). I quite enjoy the fine tip one, but found that it was leaking water drops frequently - not ideal! I will have to invest in the Pentel brand soon.
Hello everyone! So excited to be taking Jane's course! Here is my colour reference sheet. I noticed that some of the paints were more saturated than others, the Phthalo Green seemed to de-saturate much earlier than the Quinacridone Magenta, or the Carbon Black for example. Alisha (Ottawa, Ontario) 
Alisha