I guess sometimes things get found at the wrong time. Words get lost along the way. I’m still sad we never said goodbye or thanked each other for it all. I did not reopen the letter. I don’t think it’s mine to open. It seems kind of beautiful that some love is left safe and sealed in an old blue envelope. The bluejay stamp is three years tattered. Who knows where it’s been, but I hope it finds you okay this time.
I sometimes forget that bluejays are, in fact, corvids and are extremely intelligent (while also being incredibly ornery). There’s a very smart blue-jay hopping around the trees behind my house right now that’s learned to mimic a red-tailed hawk.
Added a little jade stone to this piece that’s almost two years healed for Davina, it represents her family @flttattoostudio - #healedtattoo #livedintattoos #birdtattoo #bluejay#bluejaytattoo #rosetattoo #floraltattoo #neotraditionaltattoo #neotradeu #tattoodo #tattooworkers #colourtattoo #neotradsub #tattoosnob (at FLT Tattoo Studio)
“Evening Light” Blue Jay, 5"x7" oil on panel. This was a way to experiment with warm evening light on a tricky subject to toss this light upon (black/white/intense blue). I enjoyed putting the background in with a palette knife!
A custom order for a Blue Jay. I’m not sure if I like how dark the blue is, but I don’t have anything lighter that isn’t too light. I need a nice sky blue methinks. #bluejay #birb #jaybirds #amigurumi https://www.instagram.com/p/CBdxynLjStW/?igshid=z2wzlrhdmojb
For the auction: Flight Pattern. This watercolour is 11” x 11” on Arches paper. I loved using masking fluid for the gestural pattern, and some rich fluid effects in there! • • The “Show Your Love” auction is raising funds for the Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory. Register for the auction: link is in my bio!
Beautiful day in the Park, including lunch and cocktails at the Boathouse and bird watching including seeing a falcon, plus cardinal couples, robins and blue jays.
…. #UnderGlassCollection #ShoeDaydreams #CuratedCloset #TheClosedDoorCollection #SophisticatedPrecious #centralpark #centralparknyc #loebboathousecentralpark #loebboathouse #boathouse #birdwatching #falcon #cardinals #bluejay #nyc #newyork @centralparknyc @theloebboathouse (at The Loeb Boathouse at Central Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb3MH2lO2TF/?utm_medium=tumblr
Watercolor birds! I didn’t scan these before I gave them away, so these are phone pictures, oops. The top two were for my siblings for xmas and the bottom one is a recent commission.
I used Clip Studio Paint Ex to create this vector sketch. One thing I haven’t figured out is how to simplify the lines. That is to say, I want to remove some of the nodes to create smoother lines. I read on the Internet that there’s a way to do this, but this technique seems to be a well-hidden secret.
Next up, I’ll flat this image and put in some shadows.
