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| 'For Every Bird a Nest' 11x14 pastel ©Karen Margulis |
I love painting nests! Every year when spring rolls around I get the itch to paint a nest! We were lucky last year to have several birds nesting in our yard so I got some new reference photos. One of the things I love about painting nests with pastels is that I get to be a bird. Yes that is what I said! I get to think like a bird.
I use my pastels to lay the foundation for the nest. And then I slowly and carefully build the layers weaving colors with linear marks. Some thick. Some thin. Around and around I go weaving the ends of straw. Tucking in bits here and there. My marks are gradually getting finer and tighter making a soft and strong home for the eggs.
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| close up detail of nest |
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| Using a variety of marks to build a nest |