The Blue Bully | 5"x7" | oil on hardboard
The cardinal posting last week inspired me to paint another bird this week. While it's tough to beat the striking red color of a cardinal, one of my favorite birds is the Blue Jay. Granted, the Blue Jay is a bit of a bully around the bird feeder, but I have always thought they were a great looking bird. They were one of my first subjects to draw when I was a kid.
I enjoyed painting a bird again. It was surprisingly easy as far as subjects go, and I'm not sure why. Maybe I just got lucky with this one. Sometimes the paint just flows out of the brush and things come together. While I like the blue in this piece, I really like the whites and shades of gray in the bird's breast feathers the best.
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WOW!!! FABULOUS painting, John. LOVE this one. Looks almost like you could reach out and touch it.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the blue jay. I have many bird pictures and you have inspired me to take a crack at our fine feathered friends.
ReplyDeleteEXCELLENT job, John! I agree with Diane, the blured background and the sharp bird makes it look like you can reach out and touch it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bird!
ReplyDeleteReally gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteYour blue bird just looks like it's going to fly away at any moment!
Nice work John! I have fond memories of walking in the woods with my grandfather, hearing the jays calls bounce off the oak trees. Beautiful attention to detail. -T
ReplyDeleteJust had to comment on this one, too. It is a beautiful blue jay.
ReplyDeleteI know them as 'spring time mauraders' in my woods, striking fear into new mother birds hearts...usually banding together to fly at nests to bully. They remind me of a certain type of youth. Interesting and beautiful!
you may never see my comment on this older post of yours--but I just had to say how much I admire this gorgeous blue jay painting.
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