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CC1031 House Sparrow

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Poster: Holstein

Mary has given us colors of night of navy, basic white and poppy parade. This card is on its way to a cyber friend. When I'm looking for inspiration many times I look out my window. The noisy little sparrows congregate around the feeder close to my porch. I decided to paint one along with some pine branches, berries, and snow. They are not the most colorful bird but they are fun to watch. I did use neutrals for the sparrow along with the green for the pine boughs. I found an image in my bird calendar. Traced it with the light box. Added some snow tex. The background was created with paints and added salt. TFL

Date: Monday, December 16, 2024 GMT
Views: 1907
Favorited: 12

Additional Info

Keywords: CC1031 watercolor salt background Winter

Paper: Arches 140# cold press watercolor paper. white card stock

Paper Size: 4x8

Accessories: salt, snow tex

Techniques: Watercolor, salt background texture

Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 2

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MaryR917

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Registered: November 19, 2005
Location: Bethel Park, Pa
Posts: 38700

Mon, Dec 16, 2024 @ 7:26 PM

Your cards never cease to wow me, Linda. Just amazing! I love this one but then I have loved everyone you have presented to us as a guest designer.

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Mary Marsh
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lazylizard

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Registered: June 29, 2004
Location: Sugar Land. Texas
Posts: 83679

Mon, Dec 16, 2024 @ 7:28 PM

This is a wonderful little masterpiece, Linda. I am sending this straight to my favorites file as little sparrows are our most frequent visitors as well. We have a cardinal, blue jays and doves, and I even spotted a chickadee the other day my feeder, which isn't all that often of a visitor here. You do such beautiful water color work, Linda.

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Liz The joy of the LORD is my strength. Right Brain Madness --My blogProud member of the redDivasKSS certified multi-step stamperFan Club member since 2004

stampin'nana

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Registered: April 6, 2009
Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley
Posts: 34230

Mon, Dec 16, 2024 @ 7:29 PM

Your bird and image appear to be popping right off the page, Linda! This is what I call expert coloring skills! Gorgeous bg for this little guy and your snow looks Amazing~

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~Roberta

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DCinkit

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Registered: October 12, 2007
Location: Arizona
Posts: 78997

Mon, Dec 16, 2024 @ 7:31 PM

Fantastic painting. Love the sweet bird. Beautiful scene. I enjoyed reading about your inspiration and process. Your friend will adore this one!

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bejoyce

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Registered: September 24, 2007
Location: WA
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Mon, Dec 16, 2024 @ 8:13 PM

I am speechless! This painting should be framed and on display! Beautiful, lifelike sparrow and equally, the holly bough is stunning, too. Lucky friend to receive this work of art!

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Barbara
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mr33634

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Registered: March 1, 2006
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Mon, Dec 16, 2024 @ 11:36 PM

This is absolutely gorgeous, love it!!

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snietje

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Tue, Dec 17, 2024 @ 12:26 AM

Linda this is magical beautiful a real master piece of ART!!

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nwilliams6

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Registered: June 4, 2009
Location: Deatsville, Alabama
Posts: 116869

Tue, Dec 17, 2024 @ 12:38 AM

I need a light box and to learn to use salt better!

This is BEAUTIFUL. Wow. Such a fab bird and sky and foliage. Such a lovely show of your talent. Your cyber friend is going to be so thrilled. Really well done, my friend. Hugz

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sue28

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Registered: January 8, 2011
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 46013

Tue, Dec 17, 2024 @ 3:18 AM

Linda, I just love this sweet little sparrow, wonderfully coloured and looks terrific against the navy sky! I grew up with sparrows in our garden but, I now live in a leafy part of Sydney where the bigger birds, like kookaburras, magpies, crows and parrots dominate.

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Cindy H.

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Registered: April 17, 2007
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Tue, Dec 17, 2024 @ 5:42 AM

Oh my gosh, Linda, this is a FABULOUS painting!!

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Cindy H.
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Benzi

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Registered: July 9, 2008
Location: Stars Fell on Alabama
Posts: 83796

Tue, Dec 17, 2024 @ 6:13 AM

Linda, this is just gorgeous. I love birds and we have lots of sparrows. The pine and berries with the snow on them look so wintry and perfect. Plus, you made a wonderful background using the salt.The recipient is sure to treasure this card.

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DancesWithHooves

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Registered: September 30, 2005
Location: Minnesota
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Tue, Dec 17, 2024 @ 6:24 AM

GASP - this.is.STUNNING, Linda! I LOVE that you took a color combo that gave me all the Independence Day feels and turned it into the comforting, heart-warming, Christmas beauty that you did here (and I don't know about you, but I sure crave the comforts of the season during the season itself... especially this all-important one!).

BEAUTIFULLY done, as usual - you are SO talented!

Thank you SO much for sharing!

Merry CHRISTmas to you and yours!

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Hugs & blessings,
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