Cup of Tea in oils

When I painted the Breakfast painting, I really enjoyed painting the teacup so I decided to feature the teacup in it's own painting.  I love the colour of the cup.  I will definitely be including it in another painting.

Cup of Tea measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord.

Spring Lamb in Oils

I couldn't resist painting this cute little lamb.  It was interesting painting the woolly coat - I found it a bit different to painting fur. 

Spring Lamb measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand gessobord.

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Many thanks to Gary Jones for the reference photo.

House Finch in oils

I couldn't resist painting this little bird when I saw the reference photo.  I love the angle of the birds head and how the light falls onto the feathers.

House Finch measures 6 x 6 inches and is painting on Ampersand Gessobord.

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Many thanks to  Marcus Moller for the reference photo. 

Kitten ACEO in acrylics

This one was rather a challenge to paint.  I used a rigger brush to paint the eyes - they are so small. The snail was also painted with a rigger.  I really enjoyed painting this little kitten so I will have to paint some more animal ACEO's.

Kitten measures  3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm Arches Smooth Watercolour paper.

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Mushroom ACEO in acrylics

I bought mushrooms the other night for dinner and thought to myself that a mushroom would actually make rather a good still life subject.  Was interesting painting it as it is not just white.  I will have to paint some more mushrooms but feature them in  a larger painting. 

Mushroom ACEO measueres 3.5 inches x 2.5 inches and  is painted on Arches 300gsm smooth watercolour paper.

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Breakfast in oils

Enjoyed painting this one. Painting the egg was interesting as I had to think about what colours to mix together to get  the right colour for the shell.  I also loved painting the egg cup and tea cup.

Breakfast measures 6 x 6 inches and is painting on Ampersand Gessobord.

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Country Cottage in oils

This was one of the views of the Bed and Breakfast that I stayed at when on holiday in Tasmania in 2007. It was the old railway station (built in 1838) that was used to offload supplies before they were transported to the prison site at Port Arthur.  Hence the name of the B&B is Norfolk Bay Convict Station (http://www.convictstation.com).  The Port Arthur Historic site was only a 10 minute drive away.  (http://www.portarthur.org.au).  I love visiting Tasmania - there is so much to see and do at different times of the year. 

Country Cottage measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord.