Day 12 of Week 2 January 2024
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| Cedar Waxwing |
Next in the paint watercolors from photographs will be the Cedar Waxwing With Berry. He is huddled inside the crook of a crabapple tree in the spring. The fruit winters over all shriveled like crabapple raisins. The cedar waxwings appear to love them.
The image is more complicated than the maples leaves. It is a nice challenge. First off, I know I will repositioned the branches.
Have a Berry Nice Weekend!
Bake a Spanakopita (Greek spinach pie)
Read about dandelions
Create a gift tote from a cereal box
Draw a pair of boots
Browse pine tree tee shirts online
Watch elephant videos
Play cards
Call a cousin
Happy Hot Tea Day!
Cedar waxwings are such beautiful birds, I cannot wait to see the finished watercolor. The leaves turned out great, I am just in awe of your talent.
ReplyDeleteI love these birds...they have such a unique color! Enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteGreat photo! Cedar waxwings are around here but sightings are very rare (at least for me).
ReplyDeleteJim and Barb,
ReplyDeleteThe cedar waxwings are a pretty bird with nice clean lines. I look forward to painting him.
Have a happy weekend!
Diane,
ReplyDeleteIt is stunning how well their feathers blend in color. A beautiful bird for sure.
Have a fun weekend!
Maryanne,
ReplyDeleteThe cedar waxwing habitat range, their breeding grounds are half way up into Canada touching southern shores of Hudson Bay. The range map doesn't show longitude and lattitude. Boo on Google and ebirds on that.
May you will see then some day.
Have a fun weekend!
Wow! This is a beautiful picture. I invite you to to join FFO. All you need is a post with any kind of face and link back. Have a very nice day.
ReplyDeleteNicole,
ReplyDeleteThank you. I think this weekend I will do some drawing a face. I also have a winter project that needs to be finished of old man winter.
I have a similar photo of a waxwing though not as nice as yours!
ReplyDeleteoooooh how beautiful!! i love the colors and pattern in this bird. i have only seen this bird once in my yard!! i really like your header picture!! have a great weekend!!
ReplyDeleteMarie,
ReplyDeleteThere is a local flock of cedar waxwings that raid the crabapples trees in the spring. It is funny to see them going from street to street.
Debbie,
ReplyDeleteThank you. Winter scenes are my most favorite subject to paint. Have a fund weekend!
That is a neat picture of the bird with the berry. We seldom ever get pictures of the birds feeding on things, but you got a good shot of it. I smiled when you mentioned Greek spinach pie. Nel made me Greek Pastitsio when I visited. It's like a lasagna, and it was delicious.
ReplyDeleteHot tea sounds good right now. It's cold out.
~Sheri
Sheri,
ReplyDeleteI looked online for pastitsio. It looks delcious! I will add that to the winter recipes. Thank you
There's also an Armenian spicey meat pie, Lahmoujan, that's really good to make.