Maureen
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lovely.
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I really like this watercolor. Now I want to paint a male Cardinal in watercolor!. Bird feet are not easy. I was given the book, Laws Guide to Drawing Birds by John Muir Laws. JML recommends to draw 50 pairs of bird feet.
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Beautiful Sally. I am always impressed with your work.
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I am a 73 year old woman. Two years ago I took a course that I enjoyed, Nature Journaling with Liz Clayton on the Cornell Bird Academy site. Prior to this I didn't have any experience with drawing or water coloring. I became very interested in drawing birds and plants and fr0m then on would draw most days of the week. Last year, I took Jane's Avocet egg painting course which I really enjoyed. When I saw this course, I thought I would give it a try. This course was very intense for me. I have had very little training in the fundamentals of drawing or painting. I repeated each section of this course at least 5 times or more. I really liked Bird in a Ball. I have made many, many mistakes and corrections but, I was determined to finish. Even though, this was difficult and isn't as perfect as I want, I am grateful for all that I have learned through my errors and Jane's wonderful teaching. This is as good as my painting is going to get at this point. Thank you, Jane.
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Your bird is dynamic. It looks like it is ready to dive down and grab an insect.
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I was ready to give up on this project because the aquash brushes were so difficult to use. I didn't want to give up. Like you I painted many new parts of the bird and even new birds multiple times. I decided to try new water brushes. I bought a 6 pack of Arteza waterbrushes. Either they are very good or I am getting better at using waterbrushes. LOL
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I really like your bird. I especially like the how you painted the colors on the head.
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@Steve Beautiful.
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This is not an easy project. I have had to repeat lessons multiple times to feel confident in what I was doing. I haven't even finished my painting yet. Just keep practicing and you will find it easier to do this. Two years ago I began drawing birds and it was difficult. It took me at least an hour or more to draw a bird. An artist friend gave me a bird drawing book and the author suggested drawing a bird a day. I did this, my drawings improved and it takes me less time to draw a bird than it did two years ago. Jane's method for drawing a bird has made it easier to draw birds more accurately. I hope this helps.
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@PL I think your bird looks great.
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@PL I agree with PL it is beautiful and would be a lovely Christmas card. I always notice how skillfully Donna paints.
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I had trouble painting the scallops on the Tesia. I then painted several birds in the ball.
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I was filling the reservoir with too much water and had a similar problem. I found that if I put water to the just the fill line in the reservoir, I can manage the amount of wetness better. Also, I make sure to wipe the excess water from the brush before I put it into the paint. However, my very small round brush can be wetter than I would like it to be even after doing this. At times, I have taken to using this brush without the attached reservoir.
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I think you did a great job. It was really difficult to draw the overlapping wings. I used tracing paper and traced Jane's drawing of the barn swallow wings at least a dozen times to get the feel of how I might draw the wings myself. After I did this over a few days I was more confident to actually draw the swallow and wings myself.
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LOL Meant to upload image below to the next video individual feather groups. Thank goodness for erasers!!!
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Jane. 
