Thick-billed Parrot
7" x 5" oil study on board
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Friday, July 22, 2011
Whatever Possessed Me?
Whatever possessed me to paint a parrot for today's oil study? The color! There aren't many excuses to use lime green and red when I paint a bird. This is a thick-billed parrot which were once native to the southern part of Arizona. Now their declining population is found in north west Mexico.
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He's beautiful! Yes, the colors do sometimes cry to be let out.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Love the intimacy of this. Soft and lovely.
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