Tag: burnt sienna

Phun & Photographs – Color Your World – 120 of Crayola

On By TimelessladyIn Photographs, Phun7 Comments

Today I discovered that Jennifer Nichole Wells is running her Color Your World – 120 Days of Crayola challenge again. I enjoyed taking part in this last year, and hope to create several posts that fit in with many of the Crayola color themes.

The color of the day is Burnt Sienna. This is one of my favorite colors to use when painting in watercolor. Burnt Sienna brings an earthiness to any color it is mixed into.

A good example of burnt sienna in nature is fallen leaves, much like these my backyard squirrels have woven into their winter nest.

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Seen from a distance, this nest appears precarious. Perched on the end of a trimmed branch it seems likely to fall.

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When I zoom in with my camera though, I see it is a masterful design, the leaves held in place by dozens of small twigs that have sprouted from the cut end. What a great squirrel condo, and also a good example of the many tones of burnt sienna. I would love to take a peek inside at the interior of the nest.

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I’m also adding another photo of our friendly neighborhood biscuit-loving dog. He is definitely blessed with a heavy coat of burnt sienna…many tones of brown and orange make up his fur. My blogging friend SusieShy asked me if he was a stray. I was able to say no, with surety, since he is wearing a Christmas kerchief around his neck.

Pets & Phun – Too Cute!

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Burnt Sienna - Too Cute

Too Cute! I was glad I had my camera on hand when I found my cat Rusty snuggled up with two stuffed animals. He is a Maine Coon Cat, and his fur is a blend of many colors including burnt sienna, the color for today’s Color Your World – 120 Days of Crayola.

Speaking of too cute…if you are the parent of young children, or have grandchildren over for sleepovers, look for the show Too Cute! on Animal Planet. The adorable baby animals and soothing narration elicits many “ahhhhs and ohhhhs,” at my house.

 

Painting – Watercolor Tip

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I think I’ve mentioned one of my favorite watercolor tips in the past, but it is worth repeating. When mixing colors it is best to let them pool beside each other, just touching, instead of mixing them together with your brush. By laying them side by side on your palette you will get a more natural blending of the colors. Load your watercolor brush with the color that has swirled together to create the shade you are seeking. The samples below are my attempts to create natural looking greens. The watercolor shades I used are: Prussian Blue, Winsor Yellow, New Gamboge, Quinacridone Gold & Burnt Sienna.

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