Kingfisher Tutorial

Here goes with a tutorial I have of a Kingfisher.  I have been lucky enough to actually see one of these little chaps for real in the wild in the New Forest (Hampshire).....

I loaded my Kolinsky No. 6 with lots of paint being -

Prussian Blue

and started with the beak and head working down from there
 

Leaving bits of white paper here and there.  With the brush loaded with paint,  I could complete the initial shape of the bird

whilst this was still wet I added a stronger mix (less water plus a little Neutral Tint to slightly darken) and dropped this into random areas

With Sap Green/Prussian Blue mixed I put in the branch

continued by

adding  Burnt Sienna to the front of the bird and a little Light Red/Burnt Sienna mix for the feet

 

 

At this stage it is left to dry 

So when it had completely dried I loaded my Kolinsky No. 4 brush (it has a fine point for detail) and with a mix of Prussian Blue and Neutral Tint and added to the beak - then the eye (note I left a bit of white for the highlight there)

then added paint to the area behind the eye and down on the wing

and there you have it

one

Kingfisher Tutorial

which I hope you have been able to follow and have enjoyed

All at sea...

Annie over at    Bohemiannie! art    has yet again inspired me with her photographs and has given me the okay to do sketches from her photos....wahoo....inspiration by the bucket load.

Two for now to be going on with....

plus Miss Kitty

Thanks Annie!

Hill view

Some of our walks take us up hill from Woolacombe and so thought I would share with you a painting I did a while ago from one of these walks

You'll probably notice there are two Headlands.  From sea level, and depending on where you are positioned of course, you can only see one headland, but from the vantage point of this painting you get to see a second.  It's actually over at Westward Ho! and down towards Hartland Point.

Lee Bay

I have now completed another two pages of my Sketchbook Project 2012 book, and have travelled around the coast a little further to Lee Bay. 

 

This small village is home to about 100 homes.

Known locally as Fuchsia Valley because of all the wild fuchsia bushes growing along the lanes and hedgerows it is consequently very popular with holiday makers.

and hopefully next week I will be doing some more work on this project with a visit

to Ilfracombe........stay tuned