tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241154755069713435.post3353508728076662202..comments2024-03-27T13:19:10.955-04:00Comments on A Painting A Day Blog ~ Andy Smith: 2022 House Finch - Bird #5Andy Smith, artist ~ watercolorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905800317823524385noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241154755069713435.post-89931930245063356452022-01-16T11:07:11.902-05:002022-01-16T11:07:11.902-05:00The species name, purpureus, comes from Latin and ...The species name, purpureus, comes from Latin and means “crimson” or other reddish color. Our word “purple,” meaning a color obtained from mixing red and blue, derives from the Latin, purpureus. The Purple Finch is really a crimson colored finch. But you've painted a male house finch. The Purple Finch looks like it was dipped in red wine. <3 Jackie Hintz<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00544884402501442590noreply@blogger.com