Love Birdz

January 21, 2012 - 5"x7" Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

I did this little painting for the February show at the gallery, called Love of Letters.  Each artist showing had to do a painting that incorporated an assigned letter from the alphabet.  See if you can guess what mine was.

This really is a pair of Love Birds (specifically, Masked Lovebirds), which are from the parrot family.  Their name stems from the parrots' strong, monogamous pair bonding and the long periods which paired birds spend sitting together. There are nine different species, eight (including these two) from the African continent and one from Madagascar.

The paints:  The birds are my old standbys:  Pthalo Blue-Green Shade, Cad Red, Cad Yellow and Titanium White.  The background uses Cobalt Blue, Cad Yellow and Titanium White.  The branch relies on Cerulean Blue, Cad Red and Titanium White.