Robin in acrylics

I couldn't resist painting this cute little fellow - just love the way he is perched on the branch.

Robin measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Raymar Feather Lite Canvas panel.

Many thanks to Margaret Battye for the reference photo.

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Cape White Eye ACEO in acrylics

I enjoyed painting this one - everything just worked.

The Cape White - Eye is native to southern Africa and is found in South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland.  They measure around 12 cm in length.

Cape White Eye measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Derek Keats for the reference photo.

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Vermilion Flycatcher ACEO in acrylics

The Vermilion Flycatcher is found in southwestern United States and southward into South America.  They are around 13–14 cm in length and weigh between 11 - 14 grams. 

Vermilion Flycatcher measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Michael Pazzani for the reference photo.

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Ruby Throated Hummingbird in acrylics

I really enjoyed painting this one - everything just seems to work. 

 

The Ruby Throated Hummingbird is the smallest bird that breeds in Eastern United States and Eastern Canada.  It measures only 7 - 9 cm in length and weighs between 2 - 6 grams.  This one is a female as it doesn't have the ruby red throat patch. 

 

Ruby Throated Hummingbird measures 8 x 10 inches and is painted on Fredrix Archival Watercolour Canvas Board.

 

Many thanks to Rodney Campbell for the reference photo.

 

 

 

 

Pink Rose ACEO in acrylics

Pink Rose measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

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Tufted Coquette ACEO in acrylics

This one was fun to paint and everything just seemed to work.

The Tufted Coquette is a tiny hummingbird measuring only 6.6 cm and weigh around 2.3 grams.  They are found in Venezuela, Trinidad, Guiana and Northern Brazil.

Many thanks to Michael Pazzani for the reference photo

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Red Cardinal ACEO in acrylics

I love the red plumage of these birds - just a bit tricky to paint but I got there in the end.

The Northern Cardinal is a rather large, long tailed songbird which is found Northern America.  They
measure 21 - 23 cm in length and weigh between 42 - 48 grams.

Red Cardinal measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm Arches smooth watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Lisa J Johnson for the reference photo.

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Marcoola Beach in acrylics

A few weeks ago, I had short break away to Marcoola Beach on the Sunshine Coast.  (About an hours drive away).  It was a lovely spot with spectacular sea view and this was the view from my accommodation.

Marcoola Beach measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Raymar Feather Lite Canvas panel.

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Lakeside Tree in acrylics

Lakeside Tree measures 8 x 6 inches and is painted on Raymar Feather Lite Canvas Panel.

Many thanks to Anita Johnston for the reference photo.

Red Backed Fairy Wren (Female) ACEO in acrylics

Also on my walk on Sunday, I  came across some Red Backed Fairy Wren's.  This little female sat for a while so I managed to take a few photos of her before she flew off.  I just love the position she is perched on the  branch.  Really pleased with the painting.


Red Backed Fairy Wren's are found in North and East Australia.  They are the smallest of the fairy wrens measuring  between 9 - 13 cm's of which 6 cm's is their tail.  They weigh on average 8 grams.

Red Backed Fairy Wren (Female) measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches Watercolour paper.

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Sacred Kingfisher ACEO in acrylics

The other day when driving,   two birds nearly flew into my car near the one lake in my area - fortunately they swerved in time.  I managed to see their colouring out the corner of my eye and they looked like sacred kingfishers.

I didn't realise they were in my area so on Sunday I went for a walk looking for birds.  I was really lucky -  I saw a bit of blue in a tree and zoomed in (thank goodness for 50x zoom cameras)  and it was the sacred kingfisher - I was so excited to see it and managed to take a few shots. 

Fortunately the one photo was good enough to use as a reference.

Sacred Kingfishers are a medium size kingfisher found throughout the coastal areas of mainland Australia and parts of Tasmania.  They are also found on islands from Australasia to Indonesia and New Zealand.  They measure 19 - 24 cm in length and weigh on average 45 grams.


Sacred Kingfisher measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches Watercolour paper.

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Ruby Crowned Kinglet in acrylics

I love how this little guy  is perched on the branch. 

The Ruby Crowned Kinglet is found in  North America.  They are a tiny bird measuring only 9 - 11 cm in length and weight between 5 - 10 grams.  An interesting fact about this bird is that they can lay up to 12 eggs!! An entire clutch of eggs can weigh as much as the female. 

Ruby Crowned Kinglet measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Raymar feather lite canvas panel.

Many thanks to Nigel for the reference photo.


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Buff Rumped Thornbill ACEO in acrylics

The Buff Rumped Thornbill is found in Eastern Queensland, in the eastern and southern parts of New South Wales, most of Victoria and in the south east of South Australia. They are around 10 - 11 cm in length and weight on average 8 grams.

Buff Rumped  Thornbill measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches Watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Patrick Kavanagh for the reference photo.

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Yellow Thornbill ACEO in acrylics

I love how this little painting turned out.  Everything just seemed to work.  

Yellow Thornbills are found in the bottom half of Queensland, throughout most of New South Wales and throughout of Victoria as will into South Australia.  They average around 10 cm in length and weight about 6 grams.

Yellow Thornbill measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches Watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Patrick Kavanagh for the reference photo.

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Spring Cabin in acrylics

So this is my spring version of the same scene.  Really pleased with how it turned out.

Spring Cabin measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord Panel.

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Winter Cabin in acrylics

I have wanted to paint a winter scene for ages.  I changed the scene quite a bit when compared to the reference photo - I moved the fence closer, left out a section of trees and added more colour. Really please with the final painting.  I really like  this little scene so I decided to paint a spring version of the same scene  which I will post next.

Winter Cabin measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord Panel.

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Many thanks to Joseph Honings for the reference photo.

Autumn Barn in watercolours

I decided to paint this one in watercolours. Mainly because I could do a wash of colour for the background trees which work really well.

Autumn Barn measures 14 x 11 inches and is painted on 300gsm Daler Rowney "The Langton" NOT watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Bonnie Sitter for the reference photo.