grackle.

shinygrackle
for illustration friday's topic: "shiny".
our backyard grackles, while they can hog the feeders, have heads that when hit by the sun turn all shades of blue, purple and green. it reminds me of the oily stickers from when i was a girl. anyone else remember those?

22 comments:

  1. Beautiful illustration, gorgeous colours!!

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  2. I remember those stickers! And I love your grackle. : )

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  3. Wow, these colors are really stunning. Beautiful bird - very nicely done!

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  4. This is breathtaking. The colors are perfect. You did a fantastic job!

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  5. Me encantan las ilustraciones de aves y la tuya es espectacular. Gran trabajo Reneé!

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  6. This is gorgeous. I love what you did with the little hatch marks: it reminds me a lot of sterling hundley. Good job!

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  7. @TMC-I knew that you would remember those stickers!

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  8. @Miranda & Cindy-thank you!

    @Pablo-while I don't speak/read your language, I assume a 'thank you' is in order :)

    @melissa-thank you! that's an overly kind comparison!

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  9. Love the vivid, saturated colors!! Wonderfully detailed!

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  10. creations by mit-thank you so much!

    michele-thanks! i have a lot of backyard "models" :)

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  11. Nice. I was wondering how may people would use birds.
    This is a lovely image!

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  12. Found you through IF, LOVE this painting!

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  13. nulsh-thanks! i am finding myself gravitating towards birds a lot lately.

    kae-IF is great for finding other artists. thanks for stopping by!

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  14. It's beautiful!! I love the soft color pools at the edges.

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  15. thanks lily! the color pools were originally an accident but i liked it so much that put some more in.

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