Lilac Breasted Roller in acrylics

I really enjoyed painting this one - love this ones  feather colours.  I did quite a few glazes to get depth and colour to its feathers.

Lilac Breasted Roller measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Suede Paper.

Many thanks to Derek Keats for the reference photo.

Lilac Breasted Roller in acrylics

A few weeks ago, I painted an aceo of this bird but as I just love it's colouring, I wanted to paint another one but in larger format.  So I painted this one on a 6 x 8 inch panel. 

Lilac Breasted Roller measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord Panel.

Many thanks to Derek Keats for the reference photo.

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Lilac Breasted Roller ACEO in acrylics

I don't normally use a medium when painting the little aceo's but for this I needed to in order to get the depth and colour of the feathers right.  This one was also a  trial run to work out the colour combinations for the larger one I am planning on painting.  It will also be perched in a similar position but will be 6 x 8 inch.  I found the perfect colour combination for the breast feathers - cobalt blue and permanent alizarine.  The highlighted areas are transparent red oxide with  a touch of transparent yellow.

Lilac Breasted Roller 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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Lilac Breasted Roller ACEO in acrylics

 I just love all the different coloured  feathers this bird has. These birds can be found in sub Saharan Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula.  It is the national bird of Botswana and Kenya. I will have to have a look for another  reference photo is it would be interesting to paint a larger oil version.

Lilac Breasted Roller measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on 300gms smooth Arches watercolour paper.

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Many thanks to Gary Jones for the reference photo.