Tuesday 18 September 2012

A watercolour to crow about

Alison saw this crow while out walking along a river tow path.  He was splashing around in a puddle.  It was a really bright day and his feathers were gleaming.  She's captured it beautifully.  Hard to believe this is her first attempt at painting a crow.  I bet she was tempted to hang on to this one so I'm doubly delighted it's flown to me.  Alison achieved the beautiful blacks of the crow with W&N Neutral Tint mixed with Indigo and Winsor Blue.  

The painting came with a beautiful card printed with one of Alison's gorgeous photos of deer in London's Richmond Park.  It's close to Alison's home.  I'm really tempted to visit!



8 comments:

Poet Whale Studio said...

I agree. She captures the crow beautifully. Thank you for another enjoyable post

Desiree's Designs said...

Oh Alison, I love your crow, the water, everything is wonderful. I would love to visit there also! Wonderful card!

Catharina Engberg said...

Oh this photo of the deer is so beautyful! I would love to paint it!

Cathy Gatland said...

Beautiful crow, the irredescence of the feathers is perfectly painted, and his cheeks profile.

Cathy Gatland said...

er... cheeky!

Pat said...

Great crow, and colors, I can see the rainbow color in the shimmering feathers.

Bridget Hunter said...

A really simple but very attractive card.

Albrecht Rissler said...

The first attempt? Respect! Great!