Bird in the Garden Painting.

Wompoo Fruit Dove

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The brush I'm showing you here is da Vinci Watercolour Series 418 Petit Gris Pur Wash/Mop Pure Russian Blue Squirrel , Size 8 Brush. You can't go wrong with this one. 

Also, Caran D'ache Museum Aquarelle Watercolour pencils. 

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Wompoo Fruit Dove, Australian, bird, watercolour, Ryn Shell,
Thank you to Wildlife Photographer Philip Woodhouse for the photo reference of the Wompoo Fruit Dove, and to author Margaret Lake for photo reference for the flowers. Artistic interpretation by Ryn Shell, A Brush with Nature Studio.
Images of this work being painted are on YouTube. https://goo.gl/AvxmLb I've created an original watercolour, gouache (opaque watercolour and pen and ink painting of a Wompoo Fruit Dove in a Cottage Garden that features double tulips and hyacinth in the foreground and the Australian bustling of wattle and eucalyptus behind. I video the painting progress and am spending several days creating a well-edited full art tutorial video as a reward for my art students and supporters, see http:www.RynShell.com for how you can access exclusive Ryn Shell supporter's extra tutorial information, images and support in achieving your creative dreams.   
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Gouache = Opaque Watercolour

You can create Gouache colours by mixing white paint into them.  I painted this possum artwork with Gouache Paint

Chinese White
The two most popular white paints we sell are titanium white and zinc oxide. Zinc oxide, commonly called Chinese white, is transparent and slightly warmer than titanium. According to Mark, manager of the Malvern store, it is commonly added to colours to make clear tints. In contrast, titanium white will give milky, pastel tints.

Oil painters must use Chinese white with caution as when applied thickly it becomes brittle on drying and cracks.
Watercolourists, may use Chinese white to reclaim subtle highlights over the top of washes.

In contrast to white gouache, zinc highlights appear more natural as some colour from underneath shines through. It is also great for hazy skies, snow, smoke and water spray from breaking waves.

Wompoo Fruit Dove it Decor

Original Fine Art by Ryn Shell

Designer Art Giftware and Decor by Ryn Shell

Wompoo Fruit Dove, Australian, bird, watercolour, Ryn Shell.

These beautiful birds are also named the wompoo pigeon and most likely got their name from the song they make. Often when I have been in rainforest country along the eastern coast of Australia I've heard that "Wompoo" call. 

While these are large birds, up to 50 cm long, and brilliantly coloured, with a purple chest, green back and wings, yellow markings under their wings and a pale grey head, they are usually well camouflaged within the fruiting trees where they forage for food. Apparently, they gobble the fruit of their favourite native fig trees whole. 

Both male and female birds are involved in parental ties of building the nest, sitting on the one egg until it hatches and then feeding the single chick. 

The wompoo fruit dove is common in coastal rainforests from central New South Wales to far north Queensland and outside of Australia in New Guinea. 
Thank you to Wildlife Photographer Philip Woodhouse for the photo reference of the Wompoo Fruit Dove, and to author Margaret Lake for photo reference for the flowers. Artistic interpretation by Ryn Shell, A Brush with Nature Studio.
Images of this work being painted are on YouTube. https://goo.gl/AvxmLb

About Watercolour Pans

Watercolour paints, unlike acrylics and oils, can be left to dry and rewet at any time to continue painting. The first watercolour pans were made in 1835 when small wells were filled with paint and left to dry. These were carried in a special case that, for the first time, made it easy for artists to venture outside to capture real-time light and weather. Think of Turner’s torrid skies and heaving waves and you get the idea.

As well as being portable, watercolour pans are adaptable. Artists can swap new colours in or out of their palette with little fuss and no waste. They can also mix and store favourite colour combinations in advance – saving time and ensuring exact colour matching.

Part fill pans and leave them to dry on a sloping surface. This limits wear and tear to brushes and makes it faster to paint single-pigment washes. If filling pans to the top, do so in three stages so that the paint dries gradually and cracking is minimised.