Plovercrest in acrylics

I used quite a few glazes to get the colour and depth to the feathers.  Really pleased with the final painting.

Plovercrest's are a species of hummingbirds that are found in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.

Plovercrest measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Dario Sanches for the reference photo.

Black Capped Chickadee in acrylics

This one was fun to paint.  Really pleased with the final painting.

Black Capped Chickadee measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord Panel.

Many thanks to Pauline for the reference photo.


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Spring Forest in acrylics

I  really enjoy  painting the forest scenes as I can use a lot  of artistic license and it is just what I need when I need a break from detail.  I have also painted a bluebell and autumn scene using the same reference photo  - the only part of the scene that is consist is the position of the path as I changed the number and placement of trees.  It is rather fun painting three different versions of the same scene. I will blog the bluebell and autumn paintings next week - just need them to cure before varnishing them.

Spring Forest measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord panel.

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Many thanks to John Warren for the reference photo.

Robin in acrylics

I love painting robins.  Really pleased with how this one turned out. 

Robin 7 measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord Panel.

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Spring Path in acrylics

I changed this one to a spring scene. Really pleased with the final painting.

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

Many thanks to Keith Evans for the reference photo.

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Daffodils in acrylics

I felt like painting something different so decided to paint these lovely daffodils.  They were rather fun to paint.

Daffodils measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord panel.

Many thanks to Terry Krysak for the reference photo.

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Hummingbird in acrylics

I really enjoyed painting this one.  One thing I do really like about the gessobord panel compared to the canvas panel is the smooth surface as it allows me to get  a more mottled background affect.   Also helps using the different brand of professional white acrylic paint to my normal brand which can be reopen with water so it does pay to experiment with different brands to find the right combination that works.

Hummingbird 2 measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord panel.

Many thanks to Nigel for the reference photo.

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Lavender Fields in acrylics

I was going looking through photos from my holiday to Tasmania a few years back and come across the view of the lavender fields at Bridestowe Estate so decided to paint it.  Really pleased with how the painting turned out.


Lavender Fields measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord Panel.

Yellow Warbler in acrylics

I really enjoy painting this one.  Everything just seemed to work. 

The Yellow Warbler is found across North America and down to Northern South America. They measure are around 10–18 cm in length and weigh between 7 - 25 grams.

Yellow Warbler 2 measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord Panel.

Many thanks to Nigel for the reference photo.

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Cottage Garden in acrylics

This one was fun to paint.  Really pleased with how it turned out.  

Cottage Garden measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord Panel.

Many thanks to Andre Van De Sande for the reference photo.

Red Breasted Nuthatch in acrylics

This is another bird that I love to paint -  love its colouring and the way they can cling to trees. 

They are a small song bird found across Canada, Alaska and North Eastern and western United States.  They measure around  11 cm in length and weigh on average 8 - 13 grams.

Red breasted Nuthatch measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Raymar Feather Lite Canvas Panel.

Many thanks to Michael Pazzani for the reference photo.

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Strawberry in acrylics

I haven't painted a  still life for ages but I bought a punnet of strawberries for a Christmas Eve dessert and they inspired to want to paint one.  Rather enjoyed painting a still life again so will have to do a few more this year. 

It was my last 6 x 6 inch Ampersand Panel so I have order same more which will hopefully arrive next week.  Using a different company this time as the company I used before, half of the panels I ordered arrived damaged so fingers cross this batch will all arrive in one piece. 

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

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