Artwork-Southern Double-Collared Sunbird-Qor Iridescent on Hahnemühle ColdPress Watercolor postcard. Photo courtesy of jeanvdmeulen on Pixabay.
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Today, my hubby took a Sunbird in his lunchbag. Sunbirds and hummingbirds are very similar in size, coloration and feeding habits but are not closely related. Hummingbirds are closely related to swifts while sunbirds are related to crows!
The Doodlewash prompt for today is #PrimaryPalette. I do have blue, yellow and red in this painting, though I admit that I’ve also got iridescent gold, silver and pearl! Those are the iridescent primaries, right? Lol.
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Hahnemühle Cold Press Watercolor Postcards (review).
QoR Watercolor 11ml tube:
- Iridescent Gold
- Iridescent Silver
- Iridescent Pearl
- Quinacridone Gold
- Benzimidazolone Yellow
- Pyrrole Red Medium
- Manganese Blue
- Ultramarine Blue Violet
- Quinacridone Violet
- Cadmium Red Light
Princeton Artist Brush Neptune, Series 4750, Quill Size 4
Princeton Neptune Travel Brush, Series 4750, Round, Size 8
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Beautiful painting! I didn’t know the fact about hummingbirds being related to swifts. Thanks!
Thank you Shaninge! I hadn’t known either until I did this painting and was looking for SUnbird facts.
This is a really beautiful painting. I love birds and this one a winner – well painted, Sandra
Thank you, Sharon!