Kathleen
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The result doesn't reflect the effort i put into the project. Failure means moving on, and trying again. -
@Kathleen So close to the reference photo!
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Your completed painting of the Barn Swallow is beautiful!
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It was frustrating to get the paints to match once running out. Also, the colors are not close to matching the color suggestions provided as my skill level in matching has yet to be perfected.
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I didn't have the paints when I first started the class.
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Mixing paint to produce different hues reminds me of completing a Punnet square for paint.
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I have to work when Wally, my tabby cat, is sleeping. No time for repeats for my value sphere, which turned out not so good, anyway,
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I have a tabby cat also, but he interferes more with the work. I have to work when he is napping, otherwise I would have cat tracks on the work. It looks like you did a lot with a tabby cat in the house.
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Ria, your basic painting techniques turned out nice. The stipple reminds me of the iridescence of the gorget of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
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Basic painting techniques exercise was fun but, there is much to improve upon.
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01/30/23 Barn Swallow. There is much to improve upon.
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Your eyes may have been crossed but I think your drawing is realistic and nice. I enjoyed looking at it.
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My basic shapes and feather groups of the beautiful Barn Swallow
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My Northern Cardinal with individual feathers.
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My Northern Cardinal with feather groups
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This is my Northern Cardinal
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My Northern Cardinal
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I was most surprised by the sound of the white tailed deer and the raccoon. The shrill sound of the Sooty Owl was also a surprise with its high pitched shrill. I was able to identify the Saw Whet, the Barn Owl, the Barred Owl, thanks to previous sound recordings and the Mourning Dove, which I have heard many times at my feeder station. I was able to recognize that some sounds were not owls, like the bobcat and the whipporwill. I have never heard an owl at night. I spotted a Great Horned Owl on a dead tree on a rare snowy night in Sugar Land TX and the sound of a prey animal avoiding capture with leaves rustling and escape of the almost prey animal into my flower bed. I saw the Great Horned Owl in pursuit that night only because of the rustling leaves and the light from a flood light from my neighbors front yard. The almost prey animal was a neighborhood cat.
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I have seen few owls in my life which is due to where I live and my habits and some other things which I have little control over. As I have indicated earlier, the only owl that I have been lucky to see in my neighborhood is the Great Horned Owl in December of two different years. I will compare the owl to a frequent visitor to my feeding station in my back yard: the red-bellied woodpecker. As I have come to find out as a result of this course is the relationship between woodpeckers and owls. Owls need woodpeckers for their abandoned nests as few owls build their own. Woodpeckers are daytime birds and many owls are nighttime birds. Owls are birds of prey and woodpeckers are not. Someday, I hope to have a chance to view such great owls as the Great Gray Owl, the Spotted Owl, and the SawWhet, to name a few. I would love to gaze upon a Snowy Owl but I live in Texas, so not likely that I will see one unless I travel, which I hope happens some day. I love owls for their place in the wilderness, which we need to preserve to the benefit of all.
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I was surprised to learn that small owls eat invertebrates such as moths, grasshoppers, scorpions. The owls must be very adept at taking each one of these prey items. The relationship between each prey and predator is unique and interconnected within the environment. I did some research on my own concerning the Spotted owl, flying squirrels, false morels, and trees such as the Douglas Fir, The more I learn about owls, the more I want to learn about each owl's specific adaptation to its prey animals, not just in North America where I live but owls such as the Austalralasian Grass Owl, the Blakiston's fish owl, the Little Owl, Southern White Faced Owl and the Brown Fish Owl.
The result doesn't reflect the effort i put into the project. Failure means moving on, and trying again. 
It was frustrating to get the paints to match once running out. Also, the colors are not close to matching the color suggestions provided as my skill level in matching has yet to be perfected. 
I didn't have the paints when I first started the class. 
