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KatieHofgard — Bebop and Berkley
Published: 2013-12-31 22:02:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 5802; Favourites: 553; Downloads: 62
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A watercolor painting I did for my sister and her husband for Christmas, of their two rescued lovebirds who are now both deceased.... Berkley (right) was killed by a defective bird toy many years ago, but Bebop (left) lived to be a pretty old bird, fighting chronic illness resulting from hundreds of generations of captive inbreeding her whole life. My sister and her husband cared very deeply for their little cheep-cheeps, and I wanted to give them something to remember them by.I did cause my entire family to cry when my sister opened this though, which I felt somewhat bad for. When she thanked me, I said, "You're welcome.... I'm sorry." XD We all giggled and wiped our tears away. Rest in Peace babies, you were so very loved.
Watercolor and acrylic ink on watercolor paper.
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I like how it looks pretty simple but so complete as well. You captured the likeness very well!
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Ohmygosh... Killed by a defective bird toy? ;.; That's so sad.... I would be devastated. What a beautiful gift to remember her beloved birds by! I am sure she loves this beautiful gift!
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Yeah, it was really horrible for my sister and her husband... Of course, she toy company instead of apologizing and taking her concerns legitimately, instead just sent her an entire BOX of the very toy that killed her bird. I am sure they didn't mean it to be a bad thing, but it was so off base emotionally, so cold, so ridiculous! =/
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O.....m...g. That is horrible!!! I would SO be suing that company :/ Wow... what a terrible thing to go through, I feel so bad for them! ;.;
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My parrot looks same like the parrot on right!
Btw awesome art!
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ESKI PAINTED BIRDIES. AAAAAAAAAHHHH. *rubs screen*
This is so super adorable, Esk. Pretty preening birdies.
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I had one just like the one on the left, I had raised him from an egg and pretty much fell in love
with the little fellow <3
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aaaaw, from an egg? That must have been very special.
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he was newly hatched so almost, but he was still very close to me <3
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Superb art you've been posting lately. I had a question on this one--did you use acryllic to get the back background on the birds? The edges are nicely done!
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I used acrylic ink, which comes in a liquid! It's super high pigment count, really bright and concentrated. You can get colored acrylic inks, but I only have black for calligraphy. It's a nice touch with the pale colors of the watercolor, I think I'll continue using it.
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It definitely hurts when you lose one of these long time companions. Lost mine in August 2011, I grew up with her, and it was really difficult to say goodbye.
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Poor bird, I'm sorry for your loss... <3
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