Comments on Julie Zickefoose: Painting a Phoebe

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2008-04-23T01:35:00.000-05:00

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Oh, I'm crossing my fingers that it is Luther!! I ...

2007-04-06T12:01:00.000-05:00

Oh, I'm crossing my fingers that it is Luther!! I got all teary when I had been keeping up with Luther and Avis and read the final post about poor Avis. Could you not put out mealworms now for him? Or does it need to be warmer?

I can't believe how you can make a water color of wood siding/planks look so real.
Christine
Takoma Park, MD

I am so glad you described that stall when you had...

2007-04-06T09:48:00.000-05:00

I am so glad you described that stall when you had some serious doubts about your painting, I go through that every time I start a painting! Mine quite often don't survive! I struggle with light in every painting so thanks for any instruction you want to give. I usually let them set for a couple days then decide if they are worth working on!

I think I may have to cry, this is just such an in...

2007-04-06T09:00:00.000-05:00

I think I may have to cry, this is just such an intensely beautiful post. Being taken through your thoughts and actions, seeing your painting develop--amazing. Thank you! Can't wait to see how it turns out.

Wow Julie... that process just amazes me. How coo...

2007-04-06T07:25:00.000-05:00

Wow Julie... that process just amazes me. How cool to see the wood come through like that. You have such a beautiful gift and sharing it makes it that much more special. Can't wait to see it finished. I've only seen one phoebe around here and only in shadow, but they are such sweet, sweet birds.

I, too love Phoebes ever since I read Robert Frost...

2007-04-05T22:51:00.000-05:00

I, too love Phoebes ever since I read Robert Frost's poem. We've never been honored by a pair chosing our house for a nest but both my son and daughter have them at their houses this spring. Tennessee and Massachusetts respectively. Burnt umber was my favorite color in the box of Crayolas. I wonder if they still have it in there? How wonderful it must be to have the creative talents you share with us. Thanks Julie.

Vermeer fascinates me. After seeing Girl with a P...

2007-04-05T22:10:00.000-05:00

Vermeer fascinates me. After seeing Girl with a Pearl Earring in Sister Wendy's "1000 Masterpieces", I was delighted to find the fiction book.
I can stare at his work for hours.

Can't wait to see the finished phoebe.
And maybe Luther paid you a visit today? How cool is that?

Love your painting posts. The process is no less ...

2007-04-05T22:05:00.000-05:00

Love your painting posts. The process is no less magical when you show it step by step.

At each photo, I gasped. You are the master. The...

2007-04-05T20:31:00.000-05:00

At each photo, I gasped. You are the master. The sequence of your watercolors and watching it come alive in rich, life colors is so special. Nothing that emerges from your studio is a piece of crap.

Thanks for sharing your progress with this. I look forward to a finished painting that you are tickled pink with!

I love the painting as it is - the ghostly phoebe!...

2007-04-05T20:30:00.000-05:00

I love the painting as it is - the ghostly phoebe!

I so love both the Phoebes and the process of you ...

2007-04-05T20:13:00.000-05:00

I so love both the Phoebes and the process of you doing this painting! Your painting lesson is priceless!

Why not band your rescues? I imagine you or BOTB w...

2007-04-05T19:56:00.000-05:00

Why not band your rescues? I imagine you or BOTB would have no problem getting a license. Think of the information you would get from banding your bluebirds!

Thanks for sharing your painting as it progresses....

2007-04-05T19:42:00.000-05:00

Thanks for sharing your painting as it progresses. I really enjoy seeing it as it changes and how you proceed. Last year we had 2 pairs of Phoebes nest in our yard. Loved to watch them.

I love, love, love it when you show your works in ...

2007-04-05T19:37:00.000-05:00

I love, love, love it when you show your works in progress this way. So enlightening (pun intended! :) )

Thank you for sharing your lovely painting as it p...

2007-04-05T19:36:00.000-05:00

Thank you for sharing your lovely painting as it progresses. It's special to me, as I'm just starting to learn the intricacies of watercolor. And I have every faith that your newfound Phoebe is Luther. What a great story!

I don't know anything about painting, except that ...

2007-04-05T19:31:00.000-05:00

I don't know anything about painting, except that I'd love to be able to do it (fortunately, with a 2-year-old I do get to!) and if I had any skill my medium would be watercolor.
For some reason I'm really drawn to the window area too. I really like the sill and the wall right under the window. It's fun to see it at this stage. I wonder if I were to see the only the finished painting if I would miss these details, focusing only on the bird...

So, what is the window frame "made" of? Hmmm....n...

2007-04-05T19:21:00.000-05:00

So, what is the window frame "made" of? Hmmm....nice lustre to that wood. And you are so right, watercolor is not for the faint of heart. I love watching your process. Did you work from anything other than your mind? Did you have a photographic prompt? Because the light play on that scrap wood is so real.

I have fallen in love with Phoebes the past few ye...

2007-04-05T19:08:00.000-05:00

I have fallen in love with Phoebes the past few years. This year I have a pair building a nest on top of one of my outside lights that is very sheltered, and 10 feet off my deck. I am very excited to be able to watch them throughtout the summer months. What a joy to wake up and hear them first thing in the morning!!! I really enjoy reading your posts!

I just have to thank you for letting us share the ...

2007-04-05T18:19:00.000-05:00

I just have to thank you for letting us share the creative process. From first sketch to where you stopped painting--wondrous. And it will not be "a piece of crap.
Since artists paint through to the finished piece, it is rare to be able to see the artistic process in stages.