Black Tailed Gnatcatcher ACEO in acrylics

I love how this one is perched on the branch.

The Black Tailed Gnatcatcher is a small songbird found in South Western United States and Northern Mexico.  They measure around 11 - 13 cm in length and weigh between 5.1 - 6 grams.

Black Tailed Gnatcatcher measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on Coloufix Suede paper.

                  

Many thanks to Alan Schmierer for the reference photo.

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Bananaquit ACEO in acrylics

Love the way this one is perched on the branch.

Bananaquits are found in  the warmer parts for the Americas.  They measure around between 4 - 5 inches in length.

Many thanks to Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren for the reference photo.

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Kentucky Warbler ACEO in acrylics

I love painting yellow birds so I decided to also paint this little guy.

Kentucky Warblers are found in North and Central America.  They measure around 13 cm in length and weigh between 10 - 14 grams.

Kentucky Warbler measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on Colourfix Suede Paper.

Many thanks to Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren for the reference photo.

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Blue Tit ACEO in acrylics

This is another favourite one to paint.  Love how this one is perched on the branch.

Blue Tit measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on Colourfix Suede Paper.

Many thanks to Kev Chapman for the reference photo.

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Black Goggled Tanager ACEO in acrylics

Really pleased with how this one turned out - everything just seemed to work.


Black Goggled Tanagers are found Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

Many thanks to Dario Sanches for the reference photo.

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Autumn Stream ACEO and Bluebell Stream ACEO in acrylics

I felt like painting  a few little aceo landscapes.

This is the first one - Autumn Stream ACEO

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And for the next one, this little Bluebell Scene

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Nashville Warbler No 2 ACEO in acrylics

I decided to paint another Nashville Warbler  as my first painting for 2016. I am rather enjoy painting yellow birds  so thought it was a good one to start the year with.  Really pleased with how it turned out.

Nashville Warblers are found in North and Central America.  They measure between 10 -12 cm in length and weigh between 7 - 12 grams.  An interesting fact about them is that they sometimes use porcupine quills as nest material.

Nashville Warbler No 2 measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted  on 300 gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Bettina Arrigoni for the reference photo.

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Tennessee Warbler ACEO in acrylics

I absolutely love the position this one is perched in the branch.

Tennessee Warblers  breed in Eastern North America and winter in Southern Central America and Northern South  America.  They measure around 10 - 13 cm in length and weigh between 8 - 13 grams.

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

Many thanks to Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren for the reference photo.

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Japanese Robin ACEO in acrylics

Rather pleased with how this one turned out.

Japanese Robin is also known as komadori. They are a songbird found in East Asia, Japan and on Ryukyu Island.


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

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Many thanks to pixabay.com for the reference photo.

Summer Stream ACEO in acrylics

Decided to paint  a landscape and seascape aceo as I needed a mini break from  detail.  So this is the little landscape - it was rather fun one to paint.

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

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White Bearded Manakin ACEO in acrylics

This one was interesting to paint as it is  more difficult to paint black feathers.  I used a few glazes of red/blue to create some definition to the feathers.

The white bearded manakin is found in South America.  They measure around 10.7 cm in length and weigh around 16.5 grams.

Many thanks to Dario Sanches for the reference photo.

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Coal Tit ACEO in acrylics

Everything just seemed to work with this one and I am really pleased with how it turned out.

Coal Tit's are found throughout Eurasia and Northern Africa.  They measure between 10 - 11.5 cm in length.

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

Many thanks to David H Battye for the reference photo.

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Seascape 3 ACEO in acrylics

I am really pleased with how this one turned out. 

Seascape 3 measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

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Golden Crowned Warbler ACEO in acrylics

Everything just seemed to work with this one.

Golden Crowned Warbler's are found in Mexico and Central America.  They measure around 12.7 cm in length and weigh about 10 grams.


Golden Crowned Warbler measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Dario Sanches for the reference photo.

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A few landscape aceo's in acrylics

Really pleased with how these ones turned out.

Forest Track ACEO -  Sold

Spring Track ACEO - Sold

A few landscape ACEO's

I felt like doing some paintings with just an idea in my head of what I wanted to paint and these two little artworks evolved. Really pleased with how they turned out.

Spring Waterfall ACEO - Sold

 

 

Spring Tree ACEO - Sold

 

 



Headland ACEO in acrylics

I had same paint left over from painting this morning so decided to paint a little seascape aceo painting. It evolved a bit from memory and imagination.  Really pleased with how it turned out.

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

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Ringed Kingfisher ACEO in acrylics

Love the position this one is perched on the branch.  Used a few glazes to get the depth the feathers.

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

Many thanks to Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren for the reference photo.

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Common Tody Flycatcher ACEO in acrylics

And for my next one I painted this little one.  I love the position it is perched on the branch. 

The Common Tody Flycatcher is also known as the Black Fronted Tody Flycatcher and is found in Southern Mexico to north western Peru, Eastern Bolivia and southern Brazil.  It measures around 9.5  - 10.2 cm in length and weighs between 6.5 - 6.8 grams.

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

Many thanks to Dario Sanches for the reference photo.

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A few aceo's in acrylics

For something different I decided to paint a few aceo seascapes inspired from watching the waves down at Suttons Beach, Redcliffe on the weekend. Normally it is pretty flat but the wind was blowing so the sea was a lot choppier.

So here is the first one - Seascape 1 ACEO

And the next one - Seascape 2 ACEO 

And since I love painting the little landscapes, I painted this little scene as while - Woodland Path ACEO - Sold