I've been doing a little watercolor painting in spare moments, working my way through the birds of southern California. Eventually I hope to have enough paintings to design a custom field guide for my mother, who loves watching feathered visitors alight in the backyard trees.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Watercolor Wings
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Amazing!
these are amazing-- you are so talented!
These are beautiful! Would you ever consider selling them?
oooh you should do prints of that book to buy from your shop!
:)
I would be so totally interested!
So cut!
Love it !
lovely! and i'm amazed this is what you do during your spare time.
Awh! They're beautiful! I love them all--but especially the winter wren. Too darling. :)
love your watercolor wings!
would you ever consider selling prints? i have several shops in illinois and my clients would love these as much as i do
debra
Simply beautiful.
Beautiful paintings and I love how you've labeled them. Lucky mom!
Really good! Love them all. I'm sure it will be a nice surprise for your mum.
These are gorgeous! Love the subtle colors...
i LOVE the little wren bird!
A wonderful idea and incredible execution. Did you have the sheets printed with the name and leaf logo beforehand? What paper did you use? I would love to do this for our study room. Thanks for the great inspiration! xoxo
Beautiful!
Absolutely gorgeous. You are so talented. Thanks for sharing your beautiful art.
I can't tell you how much I love these - they would be BEAUTIFUL greeting cards - or prints! I'd buy 'em, fo sho.
Pammy
do you paint them from photos? where do you get them from?
These are beautiful. I love the wren.
you are an artist!!
those are simply wonderful!
hugs from Spain
Hello everyone! - I wanted to stop in and answer your questions....
The paintings are done on plain watercolor paper (I have a Moleskine sketchbook with watercolor paper). I reference photographs of the birds that I find online and in some birdwatching books we have. After the paintings are complete I scan them and then put the finishing touches on in photoshop - like the text and the the leaf motif (which is a sketch of a fern I did a while s ago.
your watercolors are lovely, livy!
Gorgeous! I adore these little paintings. Well done! I am also a complete lover of birds, so seeing these precious little guys brightened my day! Have you heard of this artist who does amazing bird illustrations with watercolors? http://graceandivy.wordpress.com/2010/10/03/a-new-favorite-artist-geninne-d-zlatkis/
I think you would enjoy her work! Thx for sharing! xo
Beautiful! You have a great start to your field guide.
gorgeous work! thank you for sharing! i hope you make prints someday. :)
You are seriously talented! So beautiful!
Love your paintings! Your mother will LoVe your gift to her.
I'm impressed!
Beautiful!! A perfect mix between vintage painting technique and modern design.
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What a thoughtful daughter and oh how very talented you are!
your mom will love it! and it looks like you're using a great paper. that can make all the difference.
Beautiful work Livy...
You have such talent!I would like to really try my hands on a bigger project too, it is so satisfying when you actually complete something! And your mother is lucky to have such a wonderful daughter!
Oh Livy. These are absolutely GORGEOUS!!! They would make the most wonderful note cards....hugs and love, Dawn
these are beautiful, they remind me of vintage bird illustrations.
Hi there ~
So I just found your blog! And it is beautifully-amazing ;) I am so excited to see what lovely posts you have to come!
~alexa
this are incredible!! and absolutely gorgeous. you are a wonderful artist.
those birds are so beautiful! I also love the cake in your last post! Anja
These are beautiful... what a thoughtful gift that field guide will be :)
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XOXO
Beautiful! I love love birds :) I wish I can work with watercolor...
Um...do you have an Etsy store? is the question I think many a commenter would like to know...
I've just now stumbled across your lovely blog and am so excited to see where you take it in the next months!
Joanna @ http://www.crumpeted.blogspot.com
These are lovely - I'm also a watercolour painter, and I love this style!
Wow, what an artist! I am in awe everytime I go to your blog when you post something new. Amazing!!
Stunning! Looks exactly like the Winter Wren in our garden ;-)
oh these are amazing!
Ummm, I would be tempted to ALSO take those bird drawings and do a home scrapbook-cookbook with them (no recipes for fowl of course). I don't actually COOK a lot, but I love to combine my art work and recipes so that when I occasionally do get one out, I remember something I created.
But the book for your mother sounds like the top priority.
Lovely delicate work.
wanted to do paintings like this for a while
These are absolutely gorgeous.
i just love these! i adore birds :) really beautiful work!
These are exquisite!
Sweet and beautiful. They would look so pretty framed and hung in a grouping together.
What a lovely, lovely blog... found my way here from Pinterest. Gorgeous bird paintings - very reminiscent of old Audubon prints. Just beautiful! Deb
Whoa...inspiring.
How very beautiful! You may want to consider putting a credit watermark on your photos, or even just some initials. I am seeing the Carolina Wren painting on Pinterest without any source or credit.
Lovely, lovely work!!!!!
Found your work through Pinterest. So charming! You should put the bird collection into a book. I'd buy it in a
heartbeat! Beautiful.
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