July 25, 2019July 22, 2019 / Jodi
Purple Parakeet Original Watercolor by Jodi McKinney 11×14
A Purple Parakeet in Watercolor.
On my purple kick this past weekend, I created a random splash of color and topped it with cling wrap to create an abstract design.
I often like to do this when I don’t have anything special in mind to paint, but just want to create! Then I look at it – sometimes for days or longer – until I see something appear.
My oldest DIL and I were at a local event this past Saturday at Quality Gardens and Bloom Cafe in Valencia, PA with our McKinneyX2Designs art and signs, and a man asked me if I ever painted a parakeet.
I hadn’t ever thought to, but when I looked at my “blob” of paint the next day, a parakeet appeared! Mind over matter??!!
So I painted this. I don’t even know the man’s name (who sweetly purchased a copy each of Klaus the Mouse, and Lucas the Lucky Lion for his grown artist daughter), but this painting is lovingly dedicated to him wherever he is, in honor of the sweet parakeet he and his wife recently loved and lost. May they somehow feel the love. And if he ever sees this, I will surely gift him with a print!
Happy #WorldWatercolorMonth!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Original, prints, and cards available at McKinneyX2Designs and Berry Vine Gifts!
Absolutely love this parakeet! What a great painting to see right before my surgery. Headed there now.
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How did it go??? See if the purple looks so much brighter now?! 🙂
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Oh Wow! It does, really! 🙂
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Very nice. Who dosn’t love a purple parakeet!
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lol – right??!! 🙂
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I love your purple kick! He’s so magical! I bet you have fun creating all these beauties! 💜👍
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From Mary at Heart and Soul❤️
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Thanks for letting me know 🙂 I always wonder who it might be when it says “someone” 🙂
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I really did!!
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That sweet little bird turned out really well for the world water colour day, Jodi.
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Thanks Peter!
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That is so cool!! It’s always neat when little surprises appear out of nowhere. 😀
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Thanks Michelle! It was really neat for this little surprise to just “happen!”
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Beautiful! I hope that sweet man sees this!
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Thanks so much Pam! I hope somehow some way he does too!!!! I wish I would have asked his name. I never dreamt I would have painted a parakeet. But then it just happened!
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Jodi, this is too fabulous!!! One of my favorites for sure, and Oh how I hope you can find and gift it to that sweet man! Gorgeous!
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Thanks so much Jenna! Funny how easy it came and how inspired it was! I hope so too. I never even asked him his name. His heart was so lovely.
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Wow, Jodi! That is a striking purple parakeet painting! I love your abstract style. 📚🎶 Christine
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Thanks so much Christine! This one was truly inspired and just happened. Love when that happens!
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I’ve known many parakeet lovers…this one has a wise eye as well and a beautiful color! (K)
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Thanks Kerfe!
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When Benjamin’s Mommy was just a wee bit of a girl, her favorite color was purple and it was “HERS” and only hers! Anything from the lightest shade of lavender to the deepest shade of purple was the only color of clothes that she would wear…for many, many years. Even her dolls and the beloved Purple Teddy Bear had to wear purple. Having named herself “The Princess” before she was even 3 years of age, it seemed a fitting choice. Fortunately, her older sister was not fond of purple in any hue and willingly left the majestic color to the younger. This is one of Benjamin’s favorite “It Happened Like This” stories from long ago days that I share with him. After reading your story about this colorful painting to him, he wanted me to “tell My Jodi Mommy’s purple story” because : “This is Princess the Purple Parakeet! She is the beautifulest, just like my Mommy!” We both hope that the inspiration behind this watercolor finds his way to this post, as Benjamin said : “That would be so awesome!” Thank-you x 2!!
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Oh what a wonderful purple princess story! I adore your stories!! 💜
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This is gorgeous!
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Thanks so Much!
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Love he painting and your style. Since I started doing the watercolors—i become lost for an hour or two while I work on them. Memories flow back—instances from my life, family, experiences. When you touch or connect with another human being it is magic. Obviously the older man scratched something in your psyche to paint such a lovely bird—just for him and you.
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I love how you get it. It blew me away how easy it was to create once I knew what it was meant to be because If they experience! ☺️
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What a wonderful story to go with a stunning painting.
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He was such a sweet man! Teared up talking about his parakeet ❤
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The kind of people I like. 🙂 . (okay, there are many kinds….well, most of them!)
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🙂
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Very impressive!
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Thanks!!!
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Love him, he’s so cute and vibrant!
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Thanks Amanda!
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You’re always welcome 🙂
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Beautiful Jodi… !
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Thanks! 🙂
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Wonderful bird!! and I love the effects you got in the background!
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thanks Beverly! it was fun!
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Beautifully done. Your mind seems to work the same way with your poetry. Your purple parakeet is stunningly done. You have a beautiful mind, and a truly kind heart.
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awww – what a sweet thing to say! thanks so much! these kinds of little notes enourage me so much! I appreciate you so much! I just realized I said so much three times – LOL!
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Stunning and it kind of reminded me of my cat’s favourite meal…but let’s not get distracted by that:) I loved the painting and since I am constantly trying to improve my skills: could you tell me what kind of brushes you were using?
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Thanks and too funny!!!! 🙂 I did most of the parakeet with an Escado #10 Rigger (https://amzn.to/312lKz4) – LOVE THIS BRUSH! and a smaller rigger for very small detail. The wash I think I did with my Princeton Neptune (https://amzn.to/2SLEoby)
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Thank you for replying:) On my way to check out the links.
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You are so good with color!! Love your combo here and your parakeet! Your story warmed my heart as well! 💜🦜
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Aww. Thanks Jill! 💜
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