Pale Headed Rosella in acrylics

I had a few visits over the years of the Pale Headed Rosella to my garden.  The last time one visited I managed to take a few photos of it eating the seed pods off one of my trees.  I think I ended up taking 50 plus photos and only few turned out suitable as a reference, but it was great so see one again.

Pale Headed Rosella measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

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Tufted Titmouse No 17 in acrylics

 I love how this one is perched on the branch.

Tufted Titmouse No 17 measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

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

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Golden Whistler in acrylics

 I love the yellow feathers of this one.

Golden Whistler measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

Many thanks to Patrick Kavanagh for the reference photo.

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Rainbow Lorikeet No 3 in acrylics

I love the tilt of this one's head.

Rainbow Lorikeet No 3 measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

Many thanks to Paul Sherman for the reference photo.

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Golden Fronted Woodpecker in acrylics

I love how this one is clinging to the branch.

Golden Fronted Woodpecker measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

Many thanks to Andy Morffew for the reference photo.

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Yellow Headed Blackbird in acrylics

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

Yellow Headed Blackbird measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

Many thanks to Nigel for the reference photo.

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Red Breasted Chat in acrylics

I love the feather colours  of this one.

Red Breasted Chat measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

Many thanks to Francesco Veronesi for the reference photo.

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Sunrise Rapids in acrylics

I felt like painting something a bit different and ended up painting these rapids and rocks.  It was a fun scene to paint.

Sunrise Rapids measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Raymar Canvas Panel.

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Eastern Rosella in acrylics

I love the colours of this one's feathers.

Eastern Rosella measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord Panel.

Many thanks to Emmanuel Keller for the reference photo.

The painting is available for purchase through Bluethumb.  To view the listing, please click here.

Red Backed Fairy Wren in acrylics

I enjoyed painting this one.  It is always a bit tricky to get depth and shape to black feathers but I enjoy the challenge.  Really pleased with how it turned out.


Red Backed Fairy Wren measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

Many thanks to Brian Ralphs for the reference photo.

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Superb Fairy Wren No 17 in acrylics

I love how this one is perched on the fence post.

Superb Fairy Wren No 17 measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord panel.

Many thanks to Sonia McKinlay for the reference photo.

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Superb Fairy Wren No 15 in acrylics

I love the pose of this one.  I took the reference photo a few years back and it is actually standing on a bonnet of a car.  So I changed it to a log :).

Superb Fairy Wren No 15 measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

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Australian Magpie No 5 in acrylics

Really pleased with how this one turned out.

Australian Magpie No 5 measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

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Forest Kingfisher in acrylics

I discovered this little fellow on one of my walks around my area.  He frequents the same spot so I managed to get quite a few good reference photos of him.

Forest Kingfisher measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

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Painted Redstart No 2 in acrylics

I love how this one is perched on the branch.

Painted Redstart No 2 measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

Many thanks to Alan Schmierer for the reference photo.

Great Spotted Woodpecker in acrylics

I love how this one is clinging to the tree.  I did quite a few glazes to build up the depth to the feathers.

Great Spotted Woodpecker measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

Many thanks to Lee Amery for the reference photo.

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Australian Magpie in acrylics

I always see the Magpies when I am out and about and have wanted to paint one for ages.  So when this one visited the bird bath and stayed around for a  while I was able to take quite a few good reference photos.

Australian Magpie measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper

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Willow Warbler No 2 in acrylics

I love how this one is perched on the branch.

Willow Warbler No 2 measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

Many thanks to Aschi for the reference photo.


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Madagascar Kingfisher in acrylics

I love how this one is perched on the branch.

Madagascar Kingfisher measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

Many thanks to Brian Ralphs for the reference photo.

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Superb Fairy Wren No 8 in acrylics

I was going through my photos from a few years back and came across the reference photo for this one.  Back then I would have put it into the too hard basket as painting a beak front on is a lot trickier than painting a beak from a side angle.  Now days I am up for a challenge and since I really love the way he is perch on the branch I couldn't resist painting him.

Superb Fairy Wren No 8 measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

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