Little Wren ACEO in Acrylics

I photographed this little wren a few years ago when visiting Canberra. They move so quickly so it is rather difficult to get a good shot.  I am very happy  how this one turned out.  I thought it would be difficult to paint it this small but I actually found it ok - just used small brushes.  Also it was easier to do a wash first for the background  and then  paint the little wren once the background had dried.

Little Wren measures 2.5 inches x 3,5 inches and is painting on 300gsm Arches Smooth Watercolour Paper.

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Bunny ACEO in Acrylics

These little animal paintings are fun to paint as part of the painting comes from my imagination.  I just have to find the right animal reference photo that I can work with to complete the scene that I have in mind.

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

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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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