One of my fellow bloggers, Jodi of The Creative Life In Between, saw a recent photo I took of a Yellow-rumped Warbler and asked if I minded if she used it for inspiration for a painting. Check out the wonderful watercolor she painted and the other cool postings on her blog. Thanks, Jodi.
Yellow (rumped) Warbler in Winter Watercolor 11×14 140 lb cold press
A Winter Warbler Watercolor
I was looking at some beautiful photos on Mike Powell’s Photography Blog the other day of a fluffy little yellow-rumped warbler he spotted eating berries in the frigid winter weather at the Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Reserve in Virginia this month.
He was so cute, I asked Mike if I could paint one of his photos. He kindly obliged. My watercolor doesn’t do justice to the beauty of the bird or the magnificent shot Mike caught, but it was fun to do. It’s been a while since I painted a bird. And this little guy had his fluffiest coat on in the frigid temperatures we’ve been experiencing in the Northeast part of the United States lately, which made him just too irresistible for me to resist.
Thanks for giving me a shot at him Mike…
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Mike Powell 
Benjamin and I are delighted to see Jodi’s lovely watercolor warbler from your beautiful photo. Benjamin is one of her devoted followers and has become one of yours too! Thank-you!
Thanks for introducing Jodi’s work, Mike. Now following her blog!
The world is a small place. A young lady from New Zealand, Liz from Exploring Colour, was responsible for introducing me to Jodi’s blog.
What a lovely surprise to find one of Jodi’s watercolours on your blog Mike, and to find it was inspired by one of your photos! I do so enjoy such blogger interactions!
I am sure that you know, Liz, that you were the one who first exposed me to Jodi’s work, and it is definitely cool to see how connections develop and how we are able to mutually encourage and inspire each other.
Well said Mike! Wish I could spend more time on WP but life’s a bit crazy right now … I can only take an occasional peek at the blog-posts!
Thanks for sharing Mike 😉. It was so fun to do.
Indeed it was fun, Jodi. I hope that you don’t mind that I reblogged your post–I think it’s great to get some cross-fertilization and to expose our respective readerships to our individual blogs.
Of course! I agree. 👍😉
Amazing😀