Mother and I would delight in singing together the songs about blackbirds so popular in the 40's. I still love them and decided they needed to visit the southwest look with its lovely turquoise jewelry. Let the lovely sandstone cliffs, coral, turquoise and silver jewelry and beautiful blue skies color your thoughts as you paint this piece.
The desk box is 11" wide by 8" long and is about 5" tall.
Palette
Jo Sonja's Matte Flow Acrylics
Orange
Russet
Gold Oxide
Napthol Red Light
Burgundy (or Purple Madder)
Naples Yellow Hue
Yellow Oxide
Sunflower
Raw Sienna
Aqua
Tingle's Pond
Raindrop
Storm Blue (or Ultramarine Blue Deep)
Tarragon
Smoked Pearl
Warm White
Carbon Black (or Black Umber)
Painting Mediums
Painting medium of choice
Retarder Medium
Flow Medium
Brushes:
Jo Sonja's Sure Touch
#3-4 round, #4-6 filbert - Basic painting
#2 short liner - Fine details
#2 striper - Stripes
#3/8" Oval Wash - Blending highlight (optional)
Old 3/4"-1" brush - Applying Retarder
3/4"-1" mop - Blending out Retarder
1" Bristle brush - Dry brushing object