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Ocelot II

(124,820 posts) Tue Aug 15, 2023, 10:22 PM Aug 2023

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And another bird - a magpie.

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And another bird - a magpie. (Original Post) Ocelot II Aug 2023 OP

Lovely. tblue37 Aug 2023 #1

Thanks! Ocelot II Aug 2023 #12

I like it! 2naSalit Aug 2023 #2

Thanks! Ocelot II Aug 2023 #13

Love how you handled the trees! MLAA Aug 2023 #3

They are actually some kind of dry shrub. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #14

That is so pretty viva la Aug 2023 #4

Magpies are very iridescent up close. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #15

Lovely. niyad Aug 2023 #5

Thanks! Ocelot II Aug 2023 #16

Beautiful! ellie Aug 2023 #6

Thanks - No Etsy or other sale, I just do this for fun. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #7

Very cool! ellie Aug 2023 #8

Geez are you talented. Tell us your mediums plz irisblue Aug 2023 #9

Thanks - all the birds and most other paintings are in oil. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #17

I'm impressed. You've captured that subtle iridescence well. Tough to do, I think. yonder Aug 2023 #10

Thanks, that was the hardest part of the painting - had to do a lot of layers Ocelot II Aug 2023 #18

Wow! I agree with everyone, you need to have a place where people can buy these works, LiberalLoner Aug 2023 #11

Thanks but I can't take credit for composition - I pick good photos to work from Ocelot II Aug 2023 #19

Nicely done! bif Aug 2023 #20

Very beautiful work, Ocelot II debm55 Aug 2023 #21

Very pretty samplegirl Aug 2023 #22

tblue37

(66,524 posts)

1. Lovely.

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Tue Aug 15, 2023, 10:24 PM

Aug 2023

Ocelot II

(124,820 posts)

12. Thanks!

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 16, 2023, 06:34 PM

Aug 2023

2naSalit

(96,905 posts)

2. I like it!

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Tue Aug 15, 2023, 10:25 PM

Aug 2023

Ocelot II

(124,820 posts)

13. Thanks!

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 16, 2023, 06:34 PM

Aug 2023

MLAA

(19,241 posts)

3. Love how you handled the trees!

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Tue Aug 15, 2023, 10:40 PM

Aug 2023

Ocelot II

(124,820 posts)

14. They are actually some kind of dry shrub.

Reply to MLAA (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 16, 2023, 06:35 PM

Aug 2023

The photo I worked from isn't mine (wish it were) so I'm not sure what they are. Thanks for the compliment!

viva la

(4,107 posts)

4. That is so pretty

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Tue Aug 15, 2023, 10:44 PM

Aug 2023

With the green-black wings!

Ocelot II

(124,820 posts)

15. Magpies are very iridescent up close.

Reply to viva la (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 16, 2023, 06:36 PM

Aug 2023

niyad

(123,808 posts)

5. Lovely.

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Tue Aug 15, 2023, 11:52 PM

Aug 2023

Ocelot II

(124,820 posts)

16. Thanks!

Reply to niyad (Reply #5)

Wed Aug 16, 2023, 06:36 PM

Aug 2023

ellie

(6,971 posts)

6. Beautiful!

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Tue Aug 15, 2023, 11:59 PM

Aug 2023

Do you have an Etsy shop?

Ocelot II

(124,820 posts)

7. Thanks - No Etsy or other sale, I just do this for fun.

Reply to ellie (Reply #6)

Wed Aug 16, 2023, 12:01 AM

Aug 2023

ellie

(6,971 posts)

8. Very cool!

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #7)

Wed Aug 16, 2023, 12:03 AM

Aug 2023

irisblue

(34,987 posts)

9. Geez are you talented. Tell us your mediums plz

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Wed Aug 16, 2023, 12:36 AM

Aug 2023

Ocelot II

(124,820 posts)

17. Thanks - all the birds and most other paintings are in oil.

Reply to irisblue (Reply #9)

Wed Aug 16, 2023, 06:38 PM

Aug 2023

A couple of landscapes in water color but I find that to be a more difficult medium because you can't correct mistakes,

yonder

(10,072 posts)

10. I'm impressed. You've captured that subtle iridescence well. Tough to do, I think.

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Wed Aug 16, 2023, 01:25 AM

Aug 2023

Ocelot II

(124,820 posts)

18. Thanks, that was the hardest part of the painting - had to do a lot of layers

Reply to yonder (Reply #10)

Wed Aug 16, 2023, 06:39 PM

Aug 2023

and fiddle with some colors I don't use much.

LiberalLoner

(11,185 posts)

11. Wow! I agree with everyone, you need to have a place where people can buy these works,

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Wed Aug 16, 2023, 08:09 AM

Aug 2023

Your composition skills are top notch (I struggle terribly with composition, myself) and your use of color subtle and atmospheric except for where you wish the center of interest to be…on the iridescent wings.

So good!

👏👏👏👏

Ocelot II

(124,820 posts)

19. Thanks but I can't take credit for composition - I pick good photos to work from

Reply to LiberalLoner (Reply #11)

Wed Aug 16, 2023, 06:41 PM

Aug 2023

and get excellent advice from an instructor I've been working with for several years. He really has good ideas about how to compose a picture, where the center of interest should be, etc.

bif

(25,520 posts)

20. Nicely done!

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Thu Aug 17, 2023, 11:10 AM

Aug 2023

debm55

(44,591 posts)

21. Very beautiful work, Ocelot II

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Sun Aug 20, 2023, 09:50 PM

Aug 2023

samplegirl

(13,006 posts)

22. Very pretty

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Mon Aug 21, 2023, 04:22 AM

Aug 2023

Love your backround. I need to learn how to do.
This is so very well done. I love it!

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