00:00 Intro and info about I'iwi bird
10:25 Supplies
14:25 Sketch principles
21:00 Pencil sketch
32:54 First layer watercolor
51:20 Second layer watercolor
01:06 Add more red
01:17:15 Painting the eye
01:18:50 Details and texture with colored pencil
01:33 Next live session Friday February 9

Welcome to #Aloha24February!

This month, we'll focus on birds that only live in Hawai'i and can't be found anywhere else in the world.

This year, 2024, is dedicated to the Hawaiian forest bird (like the I'iwi I'm painting in this session).

Many of the Hawaiian forest birds are on the brink of extinction. I'm not throwing this word around lightly. The kiwikiu for example, has only about 100 individuals left in the wild. It's estimated that this bird will be extinct within the next 3 years. 3

The i'iwi, thank goodness! has a much higher population, in the hundreds of thousands. They are, however, restricted to living in high altitude where mosquitoes can't reach them. Mosquitoes are carriers of Avian malaria which is absolutely deadly for Native Hawaiian birds.

For information about the I'iwi, including a recording of their voices, check out the Maui forest bird recovery program:
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The Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project is a non-profit organization and was founded in 1997. Since then they have tried to raise awareness of the vulnerable state of many Hawaiian birds and led programs to save birds such as Kiwikiu, I'iwi, Palila and many others.

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