Painting The Background of Leucadendron Watercolor

I decided to paint the background of my painting even though several people said "don't try it!" I wasn't happy with it the way it was and well, it's just a painting. I'll start over if I have to but it would not have made me happy looking at it or even selling something that felt unfinished. I bought a new tube of cobalt blue and will finish it at the bottom with a windsor blue green shade.

Result Of This Painting Is Undecided

Peeking Sparrow

I started this painting a few posts back and I'm still undecided about it. I used a photo I had taken but decided to add the bird and take out a few of the twigs and simplify it. The plant needs more values and it just seems flat. I also realized I didn't enjoy painting on the canvas board. The texture just felt unnatural to me. I had 2 boards at the time so I will give it a try with another painting. I'll keep this and work on it more later. In the meantime I found some watercolor paper and started a new project with a plant that grows here in my area that has fascinated me. I had to call the nursery here to find out that they are a native of South Africa called "Leucadendron". Here is the photo of the plant and the start of  the painting. 

One Of My Favorite Birds To Watch & Paint!

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Rufus Hummingbird

These tiny jewels have always fascinated me! To watch them 

go backwards, forwards and straight up and down and 

every which way, they look like they are having more fun than 

most birds around them! I don't have the greatest camera, so taking

photos is difficult. With the photos I work with I get enough 

of what they look like to help paint them the way I like.