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Saturday, January 3, 2015

January Blue Jay

January Blue Jay
Watercolor on 300lb paper, 9x6
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I have many watercolor paints that I have not yet used, so today, I tried a new one.  The color is Daniel Smith's Carbazole Violet, which I mixed here with indigo to get some wonderful winter shades.  I don't have any violets on my palette - but  this one just might make the cut!  Working on my favorite weight of paper - 300lb, I am using a block to paint on.  Once the paper is dry, I slip in a flat palette knife and separate the top sheet from the others.  Looking forward to tonight's snow - painting number 735 in 735 days, Day 4 of this January's 30 Day Painting Challenge.
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6 comments:

  1. FayeJanuary 3, 2015 at 6:54 PM

    Gorgeous blue jay, Tammie. Your paintings always are such a delight to view. You got the cold look you were going for. If you get real snow in the next day or so, I hope you can just paint from inside.

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  2. ChristineJanuary 3, 2015 at 9:53 PM

    Oh this is so beautiful and a wonderful background you created too.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2015 at 10:04 PM

    Hi Tammie. Thank you for the very nice comment on my blog site. Your paintings are absolutely lovely! Have fun with the 30 day challenge !
    Laurie Johnson Lepkowska

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  4. mary maxamJanuary 3, 2015 at 10:18 PM

    the intensity of the blues with the neutrals all around is very effective!

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  5. GigglesJanuary 4, 2015 at 1:43 AM

    So beautiful. I love blue jays! So happy the short breads turned out and everyone loved them!! We only make them once a year but I still have a tin of heart shapes that will last for Valentines day! It was my grandmother recipe. Happy New Year!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  6. Diana Johnson's blogJanuary 4, 2015 at 3:15 PM

    I also love the blue jay...nice!

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