Santa ACEO in acrylics

I have wanted to paint a Christmas scene for a long time and especially after seeing snow in Tasmania. I would love to experience a white Christmas. When I saw the winter landscape scene and the Santa photo, it just all come together and I just had to paint my little Santa scene. It was interesting painting the Santa so small and painting the teddy bear was a bit of a challenge - strangely enough I used my no 3 round brush for most the painting as it comes to a nice fine point which is all I needed.  I am really pleased with the result. 

Santa measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches and painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

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Many thanks to Maria Balcells and Donna Klarenbach for the reference photos.

Crested Shrike Tit in acrylics

I am also really pleased how this one turned.  I love the crest of this bird - very striking.  An interesting fact about them is that they can be heard tearing the bark of trees look for insects. 

Crested Shrike Tit measures 4 x 6 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Patrick Kavanagh for the reference photo.

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Eastern Yellow Robin in Acrylics

I love it when I painting just comes together.  This was on of them.  Everything just seemed to work and I am really pleased how it turned out. Eastern Yellow Robins are about 15 - 16 cm in length so they are one of our larger robins.

Eastern Yellow Robin measures 4 x 6 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Patrick Kavanagh for the reference photo.

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Zebra Finch ACEO in Acrylics

I managed to take a reference photo of this bird when on holiday in Tasmania. . It was in a bird aviary with other finches when I visited a zoo in Richmond.   I love it's markings. They are not actually found in Tasmania - they are only found on  mainland Australia.  They are also found in Indonesia and East Timor and have been introduced to Puerto Rico, Portugal, Brazil and United States.  .

Zebra Finch measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches Watercolour paper.

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Olive Backed Sunbird ACEO in Acrylics

I enjoyed painting this one - love its colouring. The Olive Backed Sunbird is also known as the Yellow Bellied Sunbird.  They are a small honeyeater like bird and are about 12 cm long. They are found in much of coastal Queensland and are also found in Coastal New Guinea and parts of South East Asia

Olive Backed Sunbird measure 2.5 x 3.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to James Niland for the reference photo.

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Northern Parula ACEO in acrylics

These birds are one of the smaller Northern migratory warblers.   They breed in Eastern North America from southern Canada to Florida and  vary in length between 10.8 - 12.4 cm and weight between 5 - 11 grams.

Northern Parula measure 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth watercolour paper.

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

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Superb Fairy Wren in watercolours

Photographed this little fellow at Liffey Falls.  He was also fascinated by his reflection in the car mirrors.  I was undecided on which medium to use but finally settled on watercolour as I have painted a few wren's now in both  oils and acrylics so thought watercolours made for a nice change.  It is a bit different painting in watercolours -  had to preserve the white of the paper for highlights and can't paint as detailed as I normally do.  Rather pleased with the result though.

Superb Fairy Wren measures 7 x 5 inches and is painted on 300gsm rough Arches watercolour paper.

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