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Sunday, January 16, 2011

A Two Bun Salute ... or ... A Tale of the Backyard Bunny

A lucky photo; they don't stay still very long

Sketch


1st couple of washes

Finsk

Another pose

Sketch

1st few glazes

More glazing and detailing

Bit of shadow for "ground"

Fin


   This is "backyard bunny". He, or one of his friends or relations, has been living here for years. He has a good life here - lots of places to hide and be safe and warm, good food [he regularly gets some of Bruno's carrots tossed under his tree] So I thought , considering it will be the Year of the Rabbit on the Chinese calendar, this would be an appropriate post.

  
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7 comments:

  1. CrystalJanuary 16, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    Cute paintings! I have tons of bunnies in my yard. A few months ago my daughter found a baby bunny whose mother had been killed. She took it home but soon discovered that he was plenty old enough to take care of himself. So we let him go in my yard. He now has plenty of company. :-)

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  2. Maria's WatercolorJanuary 16, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    These are great, I really like to see your painting stages, I like how you focused on the bunnies with minimal background. We have bunnies too, I enjoy them right up until they eat my pea plants from the garden, before I get to eat the peas! I think my dog opens the garden gate to let them in...

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  3. Pam HolnbackJanuary 17, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    Love this little guy! We have very few bunnies/rabbits due to the coyotes in our neighborhood.

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  4. Cristina Dalla ValentinaJanuary 17, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    You have a truly remarkable skill in painting animals, Kathryn ... This rabbit is so beautiful, in both versions. I really like how you left loose the washes, the bunny stands perfectly well on the white background! Wonderful!

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  5. Gretchen Bjornson ARTJanuary 19, 2011 at 5:56 AM

    Wonderful bunny painting. It has a real "illustrated" feel to it.

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  6. Carrie Waller WatercolorsJanuary 19, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    Love these, they remind me of Beatrix Potter illustrations! Looks like mischievous bunny to me:)

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  7. Gary KeimigJanuary 20, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    nicely rendered. I too ahve several cottontails [3 at the moment]who are welfare rabbits as they get a daily carrot or two. great subject material though.

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