This week I decided to paint a bird again. I chose the golden-crowned sparrow because it is one of my grandma’s favourite birds. These birds are native to BC and have a yellow patch of feathers on their heads.
My progress in terms of painting went well. I like how the little guy turned out and he didn’t take me very long. When it came to the background, it was a bit of a disaster. I created a green background that just looked plain bad. I decided to scrap the whole thing, cut the bird out and paste it on a different, less ugly background. Maybe if I’m learning anything in this inquiry process, it’s that I need to learn how to paint things that aren’t my focal point.
Here is a great video of a golden-crowned sparrow singing. I found an awesome resource this week called allaboutbirds.org. One fun fact about these birds on their website is that miners in the Yukon thought the sound of the golden-crowned sparrow was depressing. Some miners called it the “no gold here bird”. It’s ironic that gold is in it’s name!
Since golden-crowned sparrows are native to BC, especially the coastal regions, have you ever seen one before?
Omg I have seen a golden crowned sparrow, they are super cute
I love this painting. Probably my favorite so far. I like how the feathers flow. You can see the overlapping layers of the wings. I’ve definitely seen this bird flying before.