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PhilipHarvey — Bumblebee on a Thistle
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Published: 2016-02-24 16:48:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 1184; Favourites: 105; Downloads: 0
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I managed to take some good photos of bumblebees last Summer, they seem to make a (beeline
) for thistles, they just can't get enough of them from what I could see. 
So I decided to use one of my photos as a reference. I wanted to try some new watercolour splash and let the paint run techniques which I used for the background thistles and stalks. For the bumblebee the main objective was to get that fuzzy fluffy look they have which I think was successful. Materials used, watercolour paint on canson watercolour paper.
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Comments: 44
Medium? , Your art is so smooth and realistic ✨ well done
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Thank you! it was just watercolours I think, with a pointed stick to make the thistle look more rough. A small brush was used for the bee hair.
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Thank you, yes I had some fun with this one.
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Definitely.
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No no not at all!
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* ¡Fantástico trabajo! Lo hemos destacado dentro de la carpeta "Featured nº5 o Destacados nº 5" en Special-Groups. (Es la carpeta donde se exhiben los mejores trabajos del grupo).
¡Por favor, queremos ver más trabajos tuyos en el grupo!.
* Fantastic work! Featured in Special-Groups in folder Featured nº 5. (Best works of the group).
Please, We want to see more works in the group of you!.
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^^ You did a great job on the details! So cute! Looks like it could be in a children's book!
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Thank you very much!
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^^ You're very welcome!
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Don't worry about the fuzzy fluffy look, you totaly nailed it, it's perfect. Love this big boy, good job!
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Ooh thank you!
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You're most welcome!
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Must be the fluff factor!
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He looks like he's so comfortable in that Thistle. Great colors and work!
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Hmm, a bit too comfortable perhaps? there's plenty more thistles for this bee to visit! 
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I love thistles...Ours were uprooted by a hurricane in 2012 and never made a come back
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Aww that's a shame! though I think bees love them more than us.
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I loved your source photo too!
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Haha, was quite chuffed with that one, took ages for me to get a good bee photo. They seem to spend longer on thistles so you have more time to focus and get a get nice shot!
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They were too shy to pose anyplace else, eh?
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I guess thistles keep them busy longer than flowers, gives me time to focus and get clicking!
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That must be it, unless they just like to savor that thistle flavor
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