Feather, 3 x 5 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2018 Sheila Delgado.
Just do it (post it). Ugh. Oh well.
I got lost in learning the parts of a feather online. Do you know that feathers have hooklets and barbs? I didn’t. Well, maybe I did in the fifth grade and just didn’t remember.
I’m working on more abstracts. Had fun with that last one. But I thought I better get something posted. I found a bunch of feathers on a lawn last weekend. They were all over. First thought was “bird fight”.
Do you think it hurts when feathers fall out? Or just when they are pulled out?
Lesson learned here:
Paynes grey and raw umber make the perfect warm, whatever-kind-of-bird-this-is, grey.
Happy weekend – YaY!
Your feather looks like it belonged to a mockingbird. I don’t think it hurts a bird, when their feather fall out, because they lose them naturally when they molt. My parrot does not want his feathers yanked out, so that does hurt! (that was an accident.) Love how your feather turned out. 🙂
Ouch! Ha ha ;o) I bet, I can only imagine how large the shaft is on a Parrot feather.
Mockingbird’s are the opposite, at least from what I have seen so far. I did find this link and it looks like it is a white-winged dove tail feather. That would make sense since it was found near a chapel. But I never would have guessed a Dove, as it is mostly grey. 🙂
Great to hear from you Teresa, hope you are feeling groovy 🙂
Love your feather, looks like you could pick it up!
Thank you Lana 🙂
Well this as a profitable,lesson for you. So glad you too are exploring the abstract
Having fun with that Nelvia, abstracts. Even though that was not on my list of theme ideas for this month. Ha ha ha 🙂 I am really enjoying yours!
You found the two pigments that together make the lightness of this feather soar…this is beautiful. I’m inspired by the creativity that is flowing from you…you are trying so many different mediums this month and subjects and I know you’re busy at home with so much else.
Aww, thanks Laurelle. I continue to be inspired by your undeniable talent for capturing personality and emotion in your portraits. The halfway mark is behind us now! Went by fast for me. Ha ha 🙂
Love it
Thanks Christine 🙂
Great job on the feather Sheila – so not what I was expecting from you. I never use paynes grey just ultramarine and burnt sienna for so many different shades from blue to brown to grey to black – such versatile colours! Happy weekend.
I have used that mix as well Val, and ou are right. The variations you can get are abundant! 🙂
aerodynamic
hollows, hooked, barbed, all lined up,
softness taking flight
Love that Dotty 🙂 Thank you 🙂