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10/22/2015

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I was attending the Watercolor Society of Oregon Fall Convention in Hermiston, OR earlier this month. My husband went out for a hike while I was taking the mini workshops and critiques.  He came upon this bird in the brush and scraggily Juniper stumps.  We later learned it was a magpie.  I love the color and drama he created in his environment and wanted to use my webbing and spraying technique as the background.  I chose the colors I thought would reflect the area and then played him up.  Still working on the branches.  This is painted on a 16x20 AquaBord panel so it is easy to lift and then apply more paint.  As I have said before the Dr. Ph. Martin Hydrus Watercolors are staining so you usually can't get back to the white of the board but close.  
Any comments?  I think some more darks are in order and the nest or burl in the tree might be drawing too much attention.

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This is the underpainting and I really love the colors and how they blended in the spraying process.  Several family members don't want me to change a thing and just hang it.  I am trying to be brave and look at the shapes to develop an abstract painting coming out through the colorful backdrop.  I feel some movement coming from the left but don't want it to overtake the beautiful colors on the right.  I see several interesting shapes to develop so wish me luck.  If you have comments I hope you know they are always welcomed.
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11/15/2019 03:00:36 am

Well, your paintings are great already! But if you want something to learn because you know that you can cope up with something bigger, then I will always support you all the way! By the way, how was the overall experience you've had in Watercolor Society of Oregon Fall Convention in Hermiston? I am sure that it was a surreal experience for you because you mentioned before that you've been wanting to be part of it, and now it's already a reality!

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11/20/2019 01:01:47 pm

I appreciate your comment. I had to return to 2015 to recollect what you were referring to specifically. I am working on painting over the Magpie painting. I never did change the abstract painting. There are days when I look at it and decide to spend a few minutes only to remind myself that I have other priorities to get to first. Maybe some day. I hope you will see it if I do. I'm not sure what to say about the Hermiston convention - probably because I was in the workshop the entire week after the convention. One of many conventions and each one is special because I learn a lot and get to rub elbows with very talented artists. The only thing I can think of it that when our children were growing up they swam on swim teams and we would travel to Hermiston for the State or Regional meet there a couple times ---those are always fond memories as well.

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