Happy Saturday! Stacy provided a wonderful website for her Inspiration Challenge today; an ETSY Birdhouse site.
There are so many wonderful items on this site from which to choose as an inspiration piece. I selected several, started cards, and decided I wanted to browse the site again. I'm glad I did as I found this beautiful canvas of "Winter Birds and Bird Feeder" that inspired me to draw the scene on my card.
It took me hours to sketch and color the scene as I am not an artist. However, I had fun doing it. I used a pencil to lightly sketch the scene first. Then I used a Copic Multiliner 0.05 to draw the scene by following the pencil lines. I used Copic Sketch Markers to color the scene: Cool and Warm Grays for the trees, ground, water, and ice; E4s for bird feeder; and a Pale Blue Gray for the sky. I die cut the cardinals and chickadees using OI bird dies from red and X-Press Blending cardstocks. I used Copics to color the chickadees as best I could.
Thank you for stopping by! Any comments are greatly appreciated!
Registered: May 25, 2006 Location: So. Oregon Posts: 122097
Sat, Jan 19, 2019 @ 9:06 PM
umm seriously? ( Bev, only artists draw their card scenes darlin') this is fabulous! I love the perspective you achieved it totally has that peeking out the windows feel
Registered: March 28, 2011 Location: Novi, Michigan Posts: 11835
Sun, Jan 20, 2019 @ 6:08 AM
Oh My. You really captured your inspiration. This is so beautiful! You are definitely an artist. This is such a peaceful scene with lovely colors. Amazing job!
Registered: October 30, 2007 Location: Posts: 26718
Sun, Jan 20, 2019 @ 7:10 AM
Fabulous Bev - I can't believe you sketched and colored this! Wowza, you should sketch scenes more often! Love the sweet little birds, faved my friend!
Registered: March 29, 2011 Location: Covington, WA Posts: 32470
Sun, Jan 20, 2019 @ 9:22 AM
You're wrong, you are an artist and an extremely talented one!! Love your scene, it's beautifully drawn and colored. You did a wonderful job recreating the canvas.
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Registered: February 3, 2005 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 34769
Sun, Jan 20, 2019 @ 11:25 AM
Oh, Bev, you had me when I read you hand-sketched this scene! My dear friend, you are an artist, and it was definitely worth doing. It's amazing, I love how you've colored it and those wee birds. And I agree that the only thing missing is your signature -- and a frame! Oh my, what a masterpiece, precious friend! Hugs and love! xoxo
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