Day 45

All Puffed Up

(Vermillion Flycatcher)

(4x5", Oil) Price: $110.00 SOLD

Okay, so Vermillion Flycatchers are supposed to be well, more red... but this one is a lady Vermillion Flycatcher. The female of the species don't have the bright and brilliant plummage that the males do, because it's the males who have to catch the female bird's attention - enough to make her want to be his mate. Cardinals - the birds, that is - work the same way. Normally, this little lady is svelte and thin, but in this painting, she's fluffed up her feathers and now looks like a sweet, puffy soft toy. Perhaps she's cold, or trying to make herself larger to discourage a lurking predator.

Anyway, she was fun to paint.

Same palette as yesterday, but with the addition of a little Cadmium Red Light to help the 'vermillion' bits along.

See you tomorrow,
Marianne