Juvenile Red Headed Woodpecker in Acylics

 A sold my Red Headed Woodpecker a few weeks ago and the collector who purchased it also wanted a Juvenile one, so I painted this little guy.

Juvenile Red Headed Woodpecker measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

The painting is sold.

Many thanks to Debra Underwood for the reference photo.

Welcome Swallow No 2 in acrylics

 I often see these little birds when walking around the lake in my area. They never sit still for long.

Many thanks to Patrick Kavanagh for the reference photo. Sold

Eastern Bluebird No 5 in acrylics

 I love how this one is perched on the branch.

Eastern Bluebird No 5 measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

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

The painting is available for purchase through my Etsy Store - to view the listing, please click here.

I have also added it as a cushion cover in my new cushion Etsy Store  - to view the cushion cover, please click here.

Azure Kingfisher No 5 in acrylics

 I loved painting this one. I used the metallic paint in the background and branch and really like the effect it created.

Azure Kingfisher No 5 measure 8 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

Many thanks Patrick Kavanagh for the reference photo.

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

Red Panda in acrylics

I was going through my photos from Australia Zoo from a few years back and come across my Red Panda photos.  I couldn't resist painting this cute little guy.

 Red Panda measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

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

Baby Elephant No in acrylics

 I decided to paint something different for a change and couldn't resist this cute baby elephant

Baby Elephant No 3 measures 8 x 10 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

Many thanks to Scotch Macaskill for the reference photo.

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

Robin No 18 in acrylics

I love how cute this one's look and just love the way he is posing.

Robin No 18 measures 5 x 5 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

Many thanks to Steve Lyddon for the reference photo.

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

Robin No 17 in acrylics

The European Robin is another one of my favourite birds to paint so couldn't resist painting this one - I just love the contrast between the background and bird.

Robin No 17 measures 5 x 7 inch and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

Many thanks to Aschi for the reference photo.

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

Cardinal No 5 in acrylics

I love play of light on this one's  feathers..  I did quite a few layers / glazers to build up the feathers and get the affect I was after.

Cardinal No 5 measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

Many thanks to Debra Underwood for the reference photo.

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

Rufous Capped Warbler No 7 in acrylics

I love how this one is perched on the branch.

Rufous Capped Warbler No 7 measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

Many thanks to Alan Schmierer for the reference photo.

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

Galapagos Flycather ACEO in acrylics

I love the tilt of this one's head.

Galapagos Flycatcher measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

Many thanks to Michael Pazzani for the reference photo.

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Laughing Kookaburra No 3 in acrylics

This one landed on my back fence and stayed around for a while so managed to take quite a few good reference photos of it.

Laughing Kookaburra No 3 measures 8 x 8 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

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White Throated Swallow in acrylics

I love how this one's feathers are all fluffed up.

White Throated Swallow measures 5 x 5 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

Many thanks to Derek Keats for the reference photo.

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

Bay Breasted Warbler in acrylics

I love how this one is perched on the branch.

Bay Breasted Warbler measures 5 x 5 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

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

American Redstart in acrylics

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

American Redstart measures 5 x 5 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

Many thanks to Bettina Arrigoni for the reference photo.

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Great Kiskadee in acrylics

I love the feather colours of this one.

Great Kiskadee measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

Many thanks to Andy Morffew for the reference photo

Mountain Chickadee No 3 in acrylics

I love painting chickadees.  A lot of layers/glazes went into this one to build the depth to the feathers.

Mountain Chickadee No 3  measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

Many thanks to David A Mitchell for the reference photo.

Silvereye in acrylics

For this one I experimented a bit with the background.  I used quite a bit of medium to blend the paint and to add glazes in order to create the background.  Really please the final painting.

Silvereye measures 8 x 6 inches and is painted on Raymar Feather Lite Canvas panel.

Many thanks to Patrick Kavanagh  for the reference photo.

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Rose Breasted Grosbeak ACEO in acrylics

I enjoyed painting this one and it another one that everything just worked.

The Rose - Breasted Grosbeak is found in cool temperate North America and migrates in winter to Tropical America.  It is a fairly large songbird measuring between 18 - 21 cm in length and weighs between 39 - 49 grams.

Rose Breasted Grosbeak measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Michael Pazzani for the reference photo.

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Carolina Wren ACEO in acrylics

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

The Carolina Wren is found in the Eastern half of the United States, the northeast of Mexico and south of Ontario in Canada.  They are measure around 12 to 14 cm in length and weigh between 18 - 22 grams.  An interesting fact about these wrens is that only the male sings the loud song whereas in other wren species both the male and female  sing together.

Carolina Wren measure 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Matt MacGillivray for the reference photo.

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