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Tara Gibbs 🍁
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Rolling dice to decide on my daily watercolour painting practice. Details here: https://bsky.app/profile/burntflowers.bsky.social/post/3kpbsyb5e4g2q
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Tara Gibbs 🍁 @burntflowers.bsky.social · Apr 4
I started a daily painting practice over the weekend. I’ve made a list of practice exercises and every day I roll a d12 to pick one. Then I roll again to choose colours from my pallet and paint in this tiny watercolour journal.

I’m going to share them here, tagged with #rollandpaint
A 4 inch square watercolour book sitting on a green mat next to a couple of watercolour pallets full of many colours of paint.
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November 29, 2025

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Background Paint: Sap Green

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #birdArt#scissorTailedFlycatcher
A portrait of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on bright green background. Its body is white light orange highlights under its wing. Its head is white. It has a short black beak and round black eyes. Its body is white and its wings are brown with white edges on the feathers. The flycatcher is outlined with sketchy white lines.
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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November 28, 2025

Bobolink

Background Paint: Cobalt Blue

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #birdArt #bobolink #blackbird
A portrait of a Bobolink on bright blue background. Its body is tan with brown stripes and light orange highlights near its neck. Its head is black with a patch of tan on the back. It has a black beak and round black eyes. Its body is black and its wings are black with white feathers. The Bobolink is outlined with sketchy white lines.
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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November 27, 2025

Northern Harrier

Background Paint: Cobalt Orange

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #birdArt #northernHarrier #hawk
A portrait of a Northern Harrier Hawk on bright orange background. Its body is tan with brown stripes and light orange highlights near its neck. Its head is brown with white stripes above and below its eye and white tufts on its forehead with a tiny patch of yellow just above the beak. Its large eye is yellow with a black pupil. It has a sharp, curved black beak. The hawk is outlined with sketchy white lines.
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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November 25, 2025

Mute Swan

Background Paint: Rose Madder

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #birdArt #muteSwan
A portrait of a Mute Swan on a pink background. Its head and body are covered with pure white feathers. Its eye is small and black. It has an orange bill with a black tip. Where the bill meets the face, there is a triangular black patch that extends up to the eye. On its forehead is a large bulbous black lump. The swan is outlined with sketchy white lines.
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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November 26, 2025

Wilson’s Snipe

Background Paint: Ercolano Red

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #birdArt #wilsonsSnipe
A portrait of a Wilson’s Snipe on a red-orange background. Its body is white with brown speckles. Its head is brown with light stripes above and below its eye. Its eye is oval and black. It has a very long brown and black bill. The snipe is outlined with sketchy white lines.
November 28, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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November 25, 2025

Mute Swan

Background Paint: Rose Madder

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #birdArt #muteSwan
A portrait of a Mute Swan on a pink background. Its head and body are covered with pure white feathers. Its eye is small and black. It has an orange bill with a black tip. Where the bill meets the face, there is a triangular black patch that extends up to the eye. On its forehead is a large bulbous black lump. The swan is outlined with sketchy white lines.
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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November 24, 2025

Bufflehead

Background Paint: Alizarin Crimson

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #birdArt #bufflehead
A portrait of a Bufflehead on a red background. Its head is tall and iridescent black with a white wedge of feathers from its to cheek to the back of its head. Its eye is round and black. It has a light grey bill. Its chest is white and its wings are black. The bufflehead is outlined with sketchy white lines.
November 26, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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November 23, 2025

Blackpoll Warbler

Background Paint: Burnt Sienna

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #birdArt #blackpollWarbler
A portrait of a Blackpoll Warbler on an orange background. Its head is black with white cheeks and throat. Its eye is round and black. It has a short, light brown beak. Its belly is white with black markings down the sides near its wings. Its wings are black and grey with white patches. The warbler is outlined with sketchy white lines.
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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November 22, 2025

Red-necked Phalarope

Background Paint: Rose Gold

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #birdArt #redNeckedPhalarope
A portrait of a Red-necked Phalarope on a sparkling rose gold background. Its head and back at brown. Its eye oval and black with a white patch of feathers just above it. It has a long dark grey beak. Around its neck, down its chest and up the side of its head are orange-red feathers. The phalarope is outlined with sketchy white lines.
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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November 21, 2025

Orange-crowned Warbler

Background Paint: Burnt Umber

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #birdArt #orangeCrownedWarbler
A portrait of an Orange-crowned Warbler on a medium brown background. Its head is a grey green. Its eye oval and black. Across its eye is a streak of brown and above and below are bright yellow markings. Its brown beak is very slightly open. Its belly is yellow and its back and wings are grey-green. The warbler is outlined with sketchy white lines.
November 23, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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November 20, 2025

Red-eyed Vireo

Background Paint: Cherry Magenta

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #birdArt #redEyedVireo
A portrait of a Red-eyed Vireo on a bright magenta background. Its head is a grey brown. Its eye has a deep red iris and a round black pupil. Above and across its eye is are streaks of brown. Its beak is slightly open revealing a pink mouth. Its belly is white and its back is light green. The vireo is outlined with sketchy white lines.
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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November 19, 2025

Tundra Swan

Background Paint: Topaz Lake

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #birdArt #tundraSwan
A portrait of a Tundra Swan on a bright blue background. Its long neck and head are with white feathers which. Its eye is small and black. Its large bill is black save for a large patch from the eyes that extends part way down the sides and top of the bill. The swan is outlined with sketchy white lines.
November 21, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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November 18, 2025

Spruce Grouse

Background Paint: Wild Rose

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #birdArt #spruceGrouse
A portrait of a female Spruce Grouse on a pink background. Its head and body are covered with brown tipped white feathers which create a rippling pattern. Its eye is large and black. It has a black beak that curves down at the tip. It is outlined with sketchy white lines.
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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November 17, 2025

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Background Paint: Robin’s Egg

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #birdArt #BCBirds #northernRoughWingedSwallow
A portrait of a Northern Rough-winged Swallow on a robin’s egg blue background. Its head is medium brown and its wings are deep brown. Its chest is light brown and has some of its feathers ruffled up as if caught by the wind. Its belly is pale brown to white. Its eye is large and black. It has a short pointed light brown beak. It is outlined with sketchy white lines.
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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November 16, 2025

Solitary Sandpiper

Background Paint: Hematite

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #solitarySandpiper
A portrait of a Solitary Sandpiper on a dark reddish brown background. Its head is medium brown and its wings are deep brown with white speckles. Its belly is white. Its eye is large and black. It has a long pointed grey-brown beak. It is outlined with sketchy white lines.
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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November 15, 2025

Mountain Bluebird

Background Paint: Milkweed

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #mountainBluebird
A portrait of a Mountain Bluebird on a bright yellow-green background. It is mostly various shades of blue, from a deep cobalt on its wings and head to a pastel blue on its chest. Its belly is pale grey to white. Its eye is large and black. It has a pointed black beak. It is outlined with sketchy white lines.
November 17, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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November 14, 2025

House Sparrow

Background Paint: Ultra Grey

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #houseSparrow
A portrait of a House Sparrow on a medium blue-grey background. It has iridescent blue wings and back. Its face is a reddish brown and its chest is white. Its eye is large and black. It has a pointed black beak that turns down slightly at the corners where it meets the face. It is outlined with sketchy white lines.
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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November 13, 2025

Snowy Plover

Background Paint: Salish Sea

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #snowyPlover
A portrait of a Snowy Plover on a bright emerald green background. It has light brown wings and a dark brown collar. Its face and chest are white. It has a patch of brown on its face below its eye and the top of its head is light brown with a darker black band at the front. Its eye is large and black. It has a pointed black beak. The bird is outlined with sketchy white lines.
November 15, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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November 12, 2025

Ovenbird

Background Paint: River Rock

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #ovenbird
A portrait of an Ovenbird on a sparkling taupe background. It has greenish wings and back. Its breast is white with brown spots. Its eye is large and black. It had its brown and pink beak open in song.
November 14, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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November 11, 2025

Clark’s Nutcracker

Background Paint: Mars Black

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #clarksNutcracker
A portrait of a Clark’s Nutcracker on a granulated warm grey background. It has a pale grey body and head with a deep blue-black stripe across its wings. It has a round black eye and a short, pointed, dark grey beak.
November 13, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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November 10, 2025

Osprey

Background Paint: Phthalo Green

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #osprey
A portrait of an Osprey. It has a white body and head with brown wings. The feathers on its head stick out at the back and those on the side have a bit of brown in them. Its chest has streaks of brown feathers as well. It has a sharply curved black beak and golden eyes.
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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November 9, 2025

Loggerhead Shrike

Background Paint: Pumpkin

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #loggerheadShrike
A portrait of a Loggerhead Shrike. It has a white body and throat, black beak, grey and black wings. The top of its head is grey. A black stripe runs across each side of its head across its eyes.
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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November 8, 2025

Emperor Goose

Background Paint: Lake Huron Teal

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #rollandpaint #OnlyBeautifulThings #BCBirds #emperorGoose
A portrait of an Emperor Goose. It has a white head with a long neck that is white on the back and dark brown down the front. Its short beak is pink on top and dark brown on the bottom. It is outlined with loose, sketchy white lines. The background is painted teal.
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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I’ve completed my series of paintings using masking fluid and a gravity assisted wet-on-wet technique.

My next #rollandpaint series is called: Sketchy Portraits of BC Birds.
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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November 7, 2025

Setting Sun

Paint: Boreal, with blue-violet, yellow-orange, and red-orange
Colour Scheme: Tetrad

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #OnlyBeautifulThings #gravity #wetOnWet #landscape #sunset #reflections
A watercolour landscape painting. The sun sets behind dusty blue-grey mountains. The sky is glowing golden yellow and orange. The mountains, the smaller green hills in front of them, and the sun are reflected in the lake.
November 9, 2025 at 5:13 AM