Birds

I've never painted animals before and with painting, I'm always up for trying new things (see pointillism project), so I decided to give it a try.  I watched a few videos on how to paint birds and read some tips then gave it a shot.  My first try was a cardinal, a fairly easy bird to paint.  It wax fun enough to up the challenge a bit with my next bird attempt- the lovely raven.   Who can forget the awesome relate to the E.A Poe poem, "The Raven" which worked really nicely as a heavy influence to the overall layout of the framed painting.  The raven painting was a bit more challenging as I tried to capture the iridescence of the feathers with the black and blue.  If that wasn't challenging enough, I decided to go a step further and paint a hummingbird.  Now a hummingbird is definitely more of a challenge because the feathers are not only iridescent, but they are also partially see-through.  That turned out to be more of a challenge than I originally anticipated, but I felt that my overall experience with painting the birds went really well.  They were detailed and pretty to look at.  :-)

(A note for vinyl Record enthusiast/collectors: every record used in the creation of these fine pieces of art were already unplayable and scratched.  I simply recycled unwanted records and gave them a new purpose.)

My grandma is now the proud owner of the hummingbird and I hope that the other two birds are soon to follow, finding a home!  They are afterall only $89 a piece.  For a fully framed shadow box vinyl, LP record, painting with background accents- it's a steal!! 

"Cardinal" painting $89
Dimensions: 12"x12"
(Includes black shadow box frame)

"Raven" painting $89 *SOLD*
Dimensions: 12"x12"
(Includes black shadow box frame)

"Hummingbird" painting $89  *SOLD*
Dimensions: 12"x12"
(Includes black shadow box frame)