Altamira Oriole ACEO in acrylics

I love the vibrant colourful orange feathers of this one. 

The Altamira Oriole is found in Mexico and Central America with a range that reaches into Southern Texas.  They measure around 21 - 25 cm in length and  weigh between 47 - 64 grams.

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


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

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Bluebell Glade in acrylics

This painting start out as a snow scene with a partly frozen river but it was not working so I changed it completely and painted a bluebell scene. The only element that I used from the reference photo was the placement of the river.    I also tried out a new colour for the trees  - Transparent Red Oxide.  Really like it and when mixed with Ultramarine Blue it creates a interesting black.   Really pleased with how this one turned out.

Bluebell Glade measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord Panel.

Tasmanian Coast in acrylics

I was looking through my photos and came across the photo's I took when on holiday in Tasmania a few years back and decided to paint this scene.  I enjoy painting the seascapes so I must take a trip  to the Sunshine Coast and take some more references photos of the beach, waves etc.

Tasmanian Coast measures 7 x 5 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord Panel.

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Sand Dune in Acrylics

I love how the light hits the sand on this one.  Really pleased with how it turned out.

Sand Dune measures 5 x 7 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord Panel.

Many thanks to David for the reference photo.

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Common Tody Flycatcher ACEO in acrylics

And for my next one I painted this little one.  I love the position it is perched on the branch. 

The Common Tody Flycatcher is also known as the Black Fronted Tody Flycatcher and is found in Southern Mexico to north western Peru, Eastern Bolivia and southern Brazil.  It measures around 9.5  - 10.2 cm in length and weighs between 6.5 - 6.8 grams.

Common Tody Flycatcher measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on 300 gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Dario Sanches for the reference photo.

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Black Headed Oriole ACEO in acrylics

So for my first bird aceo this week, I painted this one.  I love its yellow feathers.

The black - headed oriole is found in Africa and breed in Sub Saharan Africa from South Sudan and Ethiopia in the north to South African in the south.

Black Headed Oriole measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to Derek Keats for the reference photo.

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Country Field in acrylics

I love how the light hits the fence post and gate with this one.  The only change I really made was adding in the flowers.

Country Field measures 7 x 5 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord Panel.

Many thanks to Dottie Best for the reference photo.