Spotted Pardalote No 8 in acrylics

I love the color of this one's feathers - they are so bright and colourful.

Spotted Pardalote No 8 measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth paper.

The painting available for purchase from my Etsy Store - to view the listing, please click here.

Many thanks to Patrick Kavanaugh for the reference photo.

Variegated Fairy Wren in Acrylics

I had fun painting this little guy. I took the reference photo for this one down by the one of the man-made lakes in my area - I have seen three species of Fairy wrens there - Superb Fairy Wren, Red Back Fairy Wren and this one the Variegated Fairy Wren.

Variegated Fairy Wren measures 5 x 7 inches and is painted on Colourfix Smooth Paper.

The painting is available for purchase from my Etsy shop. To view the listing, please click here.

Cowboy Teddies Cheater Quilt Pattern

 I had fun creating these cute Cowboy Teddies.

I created a cheater quilt pattern with them in three colourways - blue, sage green and soft brown.

They can be found under my "Wild West" collection on Spoonflower.

Cottagecore Geese - Surface Pattern Design

 I had so much fun creating this pattern for the latest #Spoonflower Cottagecore Wallpaper challenge.

I took the photos of the geese years ago at property I stayed at in Deloraine, Tasmania. I always loved the pose of the one that is facing straight on but never quite got around to painting him in acrylics - he just seemed perfect for this pattern though.

I am planning on adding to this collection - I want to create a tossed version that just features the geese - just deciding if I use these three or add a few more poses into the mix

I have added 4 colorways with 3 scales to my #Spoonflower shop, and they can be found under the Designed Collection - Cozy Countryside .

I had so much fun creating this pattern. The little critter is a Jerboa—they look like miniature kangaroos but are actually rodents. With their big ears, they're just too cute. You’ll find them hopping around the deserts of North Africa and Asia.

This pattern is part of my Boho Desertscape collection which can be found at Spoonflower or search product code 19712438 for the large scale. Also available in Medium and Small Scales.

Splendid Fairy Wren No 3 in acrylics

I love how this one is perched on the branch—like he’s about to burst into song.

I actually painted this one last year but forgot to blog or list it—whoops!

Most of my time lately has been going into building my Surface Pattern design business and uploading new patterns to my Spoonflower shop. It has been full-on, but I have started to miss painting my birds. So going forward, I am planning to schedule in at least one painting session a month. 

Splendid Fairy Wren No 3 measures 7 x 5 inches and is painted on Colourfix Paper.

Many thanks to Patrick Kavanagh for the reference photo.

The painting is available for purchase through my Etsy shop.  To view the listing, please click here.

Woodland Animals - Repeat Pattern

 I had so much fun creating this repeat pattern for a Spoonflower challenge that closes on Wednesday.  I had sketched out quite a few more animal characters but with the time frame I had I just went with couple of animals - over the next few weeks I complete the animal characters and make a little collection of "Woodland Animals".  

I have added this pattern to my Spoonflower shop -  https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/janetgraham