Glazed and dazed
Friday - painting class - continuing our adventures with “oil glazing”. A tiny dab of oil paint is mixed with fast drying Liquol to produce a thin layer (a glaze) of paint. Many layers of glaze later you have a transparent sheen of paint that looks luminous. Well, that’s the theory anyway.
For many, including myself, it’s our first introduction to oil painting, and a whole new experience. Next week we go hard and thick with the oils with impasto techniques.
This afternoon there was a loud BANG on the kitchen window. The Man of the House had only cleaned the window recently and it had repercussions.
A teenage Chestnut Breasted Mannikin (or Bullfinch?) was not happy with his close encounter. A good excuse to have dirty windows!
(Don’t look at the oil paint under my fingernails).
He didn’t seem to want to fly anywhere, so I popped him in a tree out back. 20 minutes later he was right to join all his mates again.
Peaceful Dove trying to be inconspicuous.
Like all his friends.
Meanwhile, the Bromeliads and gingers are putting on a flamboyant display. Almost like Mardi Gras!
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Glad to see that the little bird is right to see another day….Might have knocked some sense into him…lol….
What gorgeous plants….I do love the bromeliads, they grow well in shade….Have been meaning to get myself a couple of these plants….They are always spoken about on Better Homes and Gardens….
Next door’s garden is a thick palm forest above, and dense bromeliad jungle below. They grow like weeds here. I put my hand down to touch one in his front garden and the bloody monster of a goanna was under there (well over 1 metre). Scared the cr*p outa me!
What shiny loud colour…….everything here is brown from the frosts…none this morning though what with the icy wicked westerly wind. Aaaah August…..oh well off I go into the fray…..brrrrrrr
Cheers,
Elizabeth
Hi,
Yes I like Bromeliads too, my Mum has a few( I bought one of them for mothers day).
The bird may have been dazed temporayily.
Couldn’t see the oil painting under your fingernail.
Hi Doug,
Yes, I think he’s OK now. I think he’s told all his friends about the free grub at our house!
Sadly, there is a Scrub Hen dead on the road today. They are a rare bird to sight, with a nesting pair of them behind our house.