American Goldfinch ACEO in acrylics

I managed to paint one of my bird aceo's that I had planned.  I will have to see if I get  a chance this weekend to paint the other one.  American Goldfinch's are also known as Eastern Goldfinch's and are a small finch that measure around 11 - 14 cm's.

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

Many thanks to Rodney Campbell for the reference photo.

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Lion Cub in acrylics

So this is the very cute lion cub that I was working on last week. I really enjoyed painting him.  I have a tiger cub lined up next to paint.  Just didn't get around to it this week.  Just been one of those weeks were other things have come up  so didn't mange to paint all the paintings that I had planned to do. 

Lion Cub measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord.

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Many thanks to Glennis Weston for the reference photo.

Jaguar ACEO in acrylics

I wasn't sure if this one was going to work.  But I kept working on it and eventually it started to come together.  Rather pleased with the final painting.  I am enjoying painting the animal aceo's so will look for some more reference photos that I can use. 

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

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Many thanks to David Stribbling for the reference photo.

Azure Kingfisher in acrylics

I battled a bit with the background colour.  I started off with a greenish background and didn't like it.  So then I went for a greyish background but when I started painting the bird, it just looked too lifeless.  So then I changed it to more the burnt umber with a bit of burnt sienna and yellow ochre and  suddenly the painting all just seemed to take shape.  Really pleased with the final result. 

These birds are found in Northern and Eastern Australia, Tasmania, lowlands of New Guinea and neighbouring island and out to North Maluka and Romang.  They are a small kingfisher measuring around 17-19 cm's.

Azure Kingfisher measures 8 x 6 inches and is painted on Raymar's Feather Light Smooth Portrait Cotton 1/16"  panel.

Many thanks to James Niland for the reference photo.

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Kirtland's Warbler ACEO in acrylics

I am really pleased with how this one turned out.  It all just seemed to come together. 

These birds are found in the northeastern lower peninsula of Michigan and winter in the Bahamas.  They require areas with small jack pines for nesting and were nearly extinct 50 years ago as the jack pines require fire to open their cones and spread the seeds,  so with the suppression of fires, their habitat declined.  Today there habitat is being preserved so they are recovering.

Kirtland's Warbler measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to USFWS / Joel Trick for the reference photo.

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Siskin ACEO in acrylics

Enjoyed painting this one.  When I was finished I thought the branch looked a bit bare so added the pink blossoms - made it a bit more interesting.

These birds are found across Europe and Asia and are part of the finch family.  They measure around 11 - 12.5 cm and weigh around 10 - 18 grams.

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

Many thanks to Kev Chapman for the reference photo.

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Country Bridge in watercolours

I felt like a break from detail so painted this country scene.  Rather pleased how it turned out.  I usually find by just painting a watercolour painting then I feel ready to go back to detail. Working on a cute lion cub at the moment.  It is coming along nicely - will post it next week once the paint has had time to cure.

Country Bridge measures 10 x 8 and is painted on 300gsm rough Arches watercolour paper.

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Many thanks to Sharon Whitley for the reference photo.