Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Red-billed Blue Magpie

oil on hardboard panel, 12" x 6"

This one practically painted itself.  Initially, I was frustrated by not having any ultramarine blue on hand, a color I considered essential to the success of this painting.  I ended up using a mix of ultramarine violet, cerulean blue, and prussian blue, and was pleasantly surprised by the results.  Another member of the crow family, this blue magpie is found mostly in the Indian Subcontinent and other parts of Southeast Asia.

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