Poor Peacock

This guy was painted seven years ago and has hung on our wall ever since. For the last few years I had been wanting to redo him a bit, but couldn't remember how I was using mediums back then. Finally this weekend I decided that he was either coming down or getting a facelift; he definitely at least needed an eyeball! Nice to see and feel progress like this.

The "before" photo is below.

24x48 on 1.5" gallery wrapped canvas
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Peacock

There are peacocks walking around at the Milwaukee Zoo. For some reason it is always quite alarming to be eating a picnic lunch and see a peacock walk by. Even more surprising is their call--loud and obnoxious, but sure to get a huge laugh out of me every time.

6x8 on 1/8" museum quality panel
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A Watercolor Excursion

Now I'm not sure if I've ever told you this, but the very first paints I purchased were watercolors. I tried them for a few weeks, and decided I wanted brighter, thicker, shinier... You get the idea. Was at an art shop with my three year old, and decided to purchase a Windsor and Newton travel box, a water brush, and a waterproof pen. Then I came home and cut up some large pieces of paper into smaller, less intimidating sizes and had a little fun with all of my new "mini" stuff. Not too bad for a first attempt!