Richard Murdock
@dudeverve.bsky.social
Painter
Munsell Color Maniac
RichardMurdock.com
Munsell Color Maniac
RichardMurdock.com
I’ve been working on my website a lot (!) but got a chance to add the third layer of color on this Barn Owl. Super difficult to get a decent photo of it, but these are close. Going to make prints of it.
April 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I’ve been working on my website a lot (!) but got a chance to add the third layer of color on this Barn Owl. Super difficult to get a decent photo of it, but these are close. Going to make prints of it.
Strength and wisdom, in progress.
April 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Strength and wisdom, in progress.
Laying down feather forms.
April 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Laying down feather forms.
Getting close to finishing this Burrowing Owl. Also, my website will be down for a week or so. And working on this new one.
March 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Getting close to finishing this Burrowing Owl. Also, my website will be down for a week or so. And working on this new one.
Layering first colors on a Blue-Black Grassquit. They will have a big effect on the final colors.
February 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Layering first colors on a Blue-Black Grassquit. They will have a big effect on the final colors.
First time painting cracked, peeling paint. Fun!!!
Tomorrow, painting the wood showing where the paint is missing. #paintingprogress #art
Tomorrow, painting the wood showing where the paint is missing. #paintingprogress #art
February 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
First time painting cracked, peeling paint. Fun!!!
Tomorrow, painting the wood showing where the paint is missing. #paintingprogress #art
Tomorrow, painting the wood showing where the paint is missing. #paintingprogress #art
Early stage of a new bird painting of a burrowing owl. #birdpainting
February 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Early stage of a new bird painting of a burrowing owl. #birdpainting
Finished, framed and entered in the New Salem Museum competition!
February 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Finished, framed and entered in the New Salem Museum competition!
I think this Cooper’s Hawk wants to see the Goldfinch I just finished.
February 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I think this Cooper’s Hawk wants to see the Goldfinch I just finished.
Two days to go, Goldfinch— and I only need one of them! Woohoo!
February 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Two days to go, Goldfinch— and I only need one of them! Woohoo!
Five days to go, Goldfinch!
February 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Five days to go, Goldfinch!
There’s something about the little birds, like this Blue-Black Grassquit, that I love to try and capture. Just starting this one.
February 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
There’s something about the little birds, like this Blue-Black Grassquit, that I love to try and capture. Just starting this one.
And with a smaller amount of work on this Eurasian Hoopoe I’m done painting for the day. #fineart #oilpainting #birdpainting #birds
February 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
And with a smaller amount of work on this Eurasian Hoopoe I’m done painting for the day. #fineart #oilpainting #birdpainting #birds
February 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Burrowing Owl, oil in progress.
January 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Burrowing Owl, oil in progress.
Three birds. Er, four.
January 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Three birds. Er, four.
I’m working on six paintings this weekend. I’m feeling really great about doing that because creating, taking action whose only purpose is to have an opportunity to approach beauty is the most rebellious act I know. Do not submit. Take action!
January 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I’m working on six paintings this weekend. I’m feeling really great about doing that because creating, taking action whose only purpose is to have an opportunity to approach beauty is the most rebellious act I know. Do not submit. Take action!
Progress shots on my Goldfinch plus a photo of the Coopers Hawk that’s been sitting on our balcony rail in the morning. Plus plus the mental song-track for today is Get Up, Stand Up by Peter Tosh, to honor MLK and dishonor Fotus.
January 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Progress shots on my Goldfinch plus a photo of the Coopers Hawk that’s been sitting on our balcony rail in the morning. Plus plus the mental song-track for today is Get Up, Stand Up by Peter Tosh, to honor MLK and dishonor Fotus.
A friend saw this as coming through a tough time, a fire. I wonder if she is the fire itself?
What do you think?
What do you think?
January 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A friend saw this as coming through a tough time, a fire. I wonder if she is the fire itself?
What do you think?
What do you think?
Building the forms, first with distinct strokes, then some diffusing. #art #oilpainting #birdpainting
January 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Building the forms, first with distinct strokes, then some diffusing. #art #oilpainting #birdpainting