Daily Painters International Art Gallery: Parakeet Joy Oil on Canvas by Mary Hughes

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Parakeet Joy Oil on Canvas by Mary Hughes

8" x 8" Oil on Canvas

I'm learning a lot from the birds I paint. I'm finding parakeets adapt to new environments and change pretty quickly though they're said to be very upset by changes in environment. Mine chatter, play, eat and more just as energetically as if they were at home. I'd like to be as adaptable, happy and easily moved....something to work on. In my recent travels I'm feeding sea gulls and getting amazing photos to work from. There will be gull paintings in the future. Also a swan that knocked on our door daily for bread will soon have his portrait painted. Right now it's back to work on some large dog portraits I hope to be able to share soon.

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2 comments:

Virgilla ArtSeptember 13, 2010 5:04 PM
Beautiful!! This paintings is stunning...
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MarySeptember 13, 2010 7:57 PM
Thank you Virgilla! I love these little guys, they're fun to paint!
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COPYING OTHER ARTISTS

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