Rainbow Bee-Eater in acrylics

 I love the colours of this ones feathers.

Rainbow Bee-Eater measures 8 x 10 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

Many thanks to Patrick Kavanagh for the reference photo.

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Rainbow Bee-Eater in acrylics

I really enjoyed painting this custom piece. I love the colours of it's feathers  and the dark background  really highlighted them beautifully.

Rainbow Bee-Eater measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

Many thanks to Patrick Kavanagh for the reference photo.

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Rainbow Bee-Eater ACEO in acrylics

One of these actually flew pass me a few weeks back while I was taking my dog for a walk.  It flew into a nearby tree for a few seconds and then it was off again.  

Rainbow Bee-Eater measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

Many thanks to Patrick Kavanagh for the reference photo.

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Rainbow Bee - Eater ACEO in acrylics

I love painting bee - eaters - love their colouring.  There are actually 26 species of bee - eaters so I still have quite a few different species that I can paint.

Rainbow Bee - Eater measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Jim Bendon for the reference photo.

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Rainbow Bee Eater ACEO in acrylics

I have had this one printed out for ages to paint. Just wasn't sure if I would be able to paint it in such a small format. I used the no 2 rigger brush which worked perfectly. Really pleased with how the painting turned out.

These birds can be found around Australia except in Tasmania. They are a medium size bird ranging from 21 - 28 cm in length and weigh around 27 grams.

Many thanks to James Niland for the reference photo.

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

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Rainbow Bee - Eater in acrylics

I love painting these birds - I just love the colours of their feathers.  Everything just worked with this one and I am really happy how the final painting turned out.

An interesting fact about these birds is that their favourite insects to eat are bees and they will  rub the bee against their perch to remove the stinger even though they are immune to the bees sting.

Rainbow Bee - Eater measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Raymar's Feather Lite Smooth Portrait Cotton 1/16"  panel.

Many thanks to Patrick Kavanagh for the reference photo.

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Rainbow Bee-eater in acrylics

I first printed this one out to paint as a 6 x 4 inch but the bird seemed to be lost in the background. So I then tried a 7 x 5 inch but still wasn't happy with the size  so finally settled on a  9 x 7 inch. It needed a larger size to do justice to this beautiful bird.    I loved painting this one - just love its colouring and I am rather pleased how it turned out.  These birds can be found around Australia except in Tasmania. They are a medium size bird ranging from 21 - 28 cm in length and weigh around 27 grams.

Rainbow Bee-eater measures 9 x 7 inches and is painted on canvas board / panel.

Many thanks to Patrick Kavanagh for the reference photo.

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