Day 75 - Superb Fairy Wren 2, Day 74 - Superb Fairy Wren, Day 73, - Pink Magnolias, Day 72 /100 - White Magnolias

Day 75 - Superb Fairy Wren 2

Day 74 - Superb Fairy Wren

Day 73 - Pink Magnolias

Day 72 - White Magnolias Couldn't help but paint some birds - I love painting Superb Fairy Wrens. The two wrens were a bit of an experiment as I am thinking of using the digital paintings as references for a traditional acrylic painting - just haven't decided on the size yet for the paintings.

Superb Fairy Wren No 29 in acrylics

 I bought some new acrylic paints to try out Dr. Ph. Martin's Spectralite. They are very much like their watercolour paints (which I use) but the properties of acrylic paints which I rather like.

Thinking of trying out a mixed media project next.

Superb Fairy Wren No 29 measures 5 x 7 inches and is painted on watercolour paper.

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Superb Fairy Wren No 25 in acrylics

 I love how this one is perched on the branch singing away.

Superb Fairy Wren No 25 measures 10 x 10 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

Many thanks to Patrick Kavanagh for the reference photo.

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Superb Fairy Wren No 24 in acrylics

 I love painting these little birds. 

Superb Fairy Wren No 24 measures 4 x 4 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

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

Superb Fairy Wren No 23 in acrylics

At the end of last year, I decided to purchase the larger sheets of Colourfix Smooth Paper as I wanted to do a few larger paintings.  I sometimes find the 8 x 8 inch a bit small.  So decided to try a 10 x 10 inch and actually found it to be the perfect size.  This is the first one that I painted in  the 10 x 10 inch size and I will be painting more in this size in the coming weeks.

Superb Fairy Wren No 23 measures 10 x 10 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

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Superb Fairy Wren No 22 in acrylics

I couldn't resist painting this one.

Superb Fairy Wren No 22 measures 10 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

Many thanks Brisguy52 for the reference photo.

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

Superb Fairy Wren No 21 in acrylics

I love the tilt of this one's head.

Superb Fairy Wren No 21 measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

The painting is available for purchase though Etsy.  To view the listing, please click here.

Superb Fairy Wren No 20 in acrylics

The little wren is one of my favourite birds to paint so I was more than happy to paint another one for a collector.  Really pleased with how this one turned out.

Superb Fairy Wren No 20  measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

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Superb Fairy Wren No 19 in acrylics

I never get tired of painting these little birds.

Superb Fairy Wren No 19 measures 5 x 5 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

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Superb Fairy Wren No 18 in acrylics

I love how this little guy is perched on the branch.

Superb Fairy Wren No 18 measures 8 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

Many thanks to Patrick Kavanagh 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 16 in acrylics

I love how this one is perched on the branch.  To get the depth to the feathers, I did quite a few layers / glazes.

Superb Fairy Wren No 16 measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

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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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Superb Fairy Wren No 14 in acrylics

I took the reference photo for this one a few years back when holidaying in Tasmania.  I love its stance.

Superb Fairy Wren No 14 measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

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Superb Fairy Wren No 13 in acrylics

I love the tilt of this one's head.  I did quite a few glazes to get the depth to the feathers.

Superb Fairy Wren No 13 measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

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Superb Fairy Wren No 12 in acrylics

I love how this one is perched on the branch.

Superb Fairy Wren No 12 measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

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Superb Fairy Wren (Female) in acrylics

The little wren is one of my favourite birds to paint and I love looking out for them on my walks in my area.

Superb Fairy Wren (female) measures  5 x 5 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

Many thanks to Patrick Kavangh for the reference photo.

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

Superb Fairy Wren No 10 in acrylics

This is one of my favourite little birds to paint. I took the reference photo for this one in Tasmania last year.

Superb Fairy Wren  No 10 measures 8 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

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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Superb Fairy Wren in acrylics

This little guy posed rather nicely at the cottage I stayed at in Tasmania last month and since the little wren is one of my favourite birds as just had to paint him.  Actually never seen so many Superb Fairy Wrens as did in Tasmania - they were always on the side of the road and also a lot at Port Arthur.

Superb Fairy Wren measures 5 x 5 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

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