This is my first attempt at an acrylic painting, I chose a parrot because of the lovely texture to the feathers and the vibrant colours. It's done on canvas board, thanks for looking, Joanne:)
Whow, he is beautiful! Your very good a painting birds esp if it is the first time!
Artist Reply: Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I thought this would be quite easy for my first attempt, I think attempting a human portrait would have been too hard:)
It's hard to believe that this is your first attempt with acryilcs! The eye is electric, great job. One thing, try not to use black. A mixture of burnt sienna and colbalt blue makes a more interesting dark shade.
Artist Reply: Thank you Dan, I will give that a try. Any advice on painting is always greatly appreciated, take care, Joanne:)
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Cathy Savels 06 Sep 2007
Excellent painting! You've really captured the textures of the feathers well. Not too convinced of the green eye though. Are they that green?Fiona Robinson 06 Sep 2007
Whow, he is beautiful! Your very good a painting birds esp if it is the first time!Dan Mills 29 Jan 2007
It's hard to believe that this is your first attempt with acryilcs! The eye is electric, great job. One thing, try not to use black. A mixture of burnt sienna and colbalt blue makes a more interesting dark shade.Kelly Bartlett 03 Jan 2007
Beautiful job, Joanne. It looks like a photograph.Renata Cavanaugh 25 Oct 2006
First attempt????Wow that is amazing!