MIxedMediaMonthlyChallenge "Birds of a Feather"

My "birds of a feather"  was inspired by my new Gelatos set of yummy bright colors.  I used the wonderful selection of pink, red, and soft orange  to make my birds look like they were of the same species, tho I've never seen a pink bird!

I wanted to use a stretched canvas to display my "Springy Birds" and just happened to have one on hand.  I also was excited to pull out my Gelatos I received as a gift, and have some fun.

First I worked on the flower and some grass using texture paste.  After the paste dried, I played with my Gelatos using the green for grass and a mix of 4 colors for the flower.  I love the way just a bit of water spread the color around so nicely.  Then set aside to dry.

Next was drawing the bird shapes on the canvas along with their legs.  I let this dry a bit.  Then had fun with each of the 4 flower colors on 4 different birds and then mixed the colors on the tiny top bird.  Again I used some water to spread the colors out and past some of the outlined birds.

I Cut wings for each bird from some canvas fabric that came with my Gelato set perfect for a wing.  I stitched around each wing to keep the fraying contained and then used the same color Gelato on the wing and again used some water to spread.  I attached the wings with 3 French knots to the bird.

I used a large bead for each bird eye and stitch onto the canvas.  Then I matched some of the colors used in the flower with beads and glued them around the flower.

The stem is a piece of cord that I glued down, then sketched some leaves that I colored with the green Gelato.

Love my Gelatos and if I don't win some with this challenge....I'll definitely buy more yummy colors!