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While waiting for Michaela to renew her license, I went browsing through a couple of the antique shops on Main Street. The wonderful, old bumblebee was sitting on a sideboard, begging to be painted! His pull string is gone, paint weathered and worn around the edges - but oh, SO full of vintage charm! This little piece was a joy to paint! I really love painting these old toys! It is hard to believe I have not come to these little darlings before now! I am still working with a limited palette, yellow oxide, indanthrene blue, cad red light, cad red medium, red oxide and alizarin crimson - and black and white, of course. I did add a tiny bit of cad yellow light on the bright yellow of the wings, as yellow oxide just doesn’t get to the bright yellow of the plastic wings. I adore the way that limited palette works for the bulk of these paintings. It really leads to strong color harmony, and I am getting that vintage feel, too. I have to thank the red oxide for that. Love that color! Painting number 1096 in 1096 days and day 2 of the current 30 Day Painting Challenge.
