Autumn Begins in Watercolours

I ended up having to paint this one twice.  I bought new masking tape which I normally use around the border of a watercolour painting.  Never had a problem before but when I removed the masking tape this time, it tore the watercolour paper.  So I had start again.  Second time round I didn't use masking tape - just means I have a more messy border.

Autumn begins measures 10 x 8 inches and is painted on 300gsm Daler Rowney "The Langton" NOT watercolour paper .

Many thanks to Nicola B for the reference photo.

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Path to the Mountain in acrylics

I really enjoyed painting this one - everything just seemed to work.

Path to the Mountain measures 8 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord panel

Many thanks to Fiona Thompson for the reference photo.

Bush Walk in acrylics

I was going through my photos and come across some photos  that I took when I visited Girraween National Park a few years back. It is about 260 km south west of Brisbane.   I always liked this scene - it was the path that took you to a small watering hole so I decided to paint it. I am really pleased with the final painting.

Bush Walk measures 6 x 8 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord panel.

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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White Breasted Nuthatch ACEO in acrylics

I love how these birds are able to cling to trees. I am also planning on painting another one but it will be 6 x 6 inches and the nuthatch is sitting on a rock.

The White Breasted Nuthatch is a small songbird found across temperate North America.  They range between 13 - 14 cm in length and weigh between 18 - 30 grams.

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

Many thanks to Matt MacGillivray for the reference photo.

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Yellow Throated Vireo ACEO in acrylics

Yellow Throated Vireo's are a small songbird that are found in Southern Canada and Eastern United States during the breeding months.  They migrate to Central America, the  deep southern United States and Mexico.  They range between 13 - 15 cm in length and weigh between 15 - 21 grams.

Yellow Throated Vireo measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm Smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Matt Tillett for the reference photo.

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Great Kiskadee ACEO in acrylics

I enjoyed painting this one.  Everything just worked.

The Great Kiskadee is  a large tyrant flycatcher  found in Southern Texas and  from Mexico through South America. The range in length from 21 - 27 cm and weigh between 52 - 68 grams.

Great Kiskadee measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Michael Pazzani for the reference photo.

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