Original Oil Painting Blue Bird

Blue Bird

Sold

8" x 10"

Painted on gessobord.

Here is another painting for my series on birds. Thanks to Lawrence Splitter's  reference photo posted below. I love doing these quick fun bird painting. This one being so colorful, really helps me get through the month of January. Now that the days are getting longer, I am going to do another commission portrait. Unfortunately I will not be able to post the portrait until the buyer gives the OK.

Original Oil Painting Female Cardinal

Female Cardinal

Sold

8" x 10"

Painted on gessobord.

I know the male has the bright red all over but the female has these beautiful array of small nuggets of color all over. I was truly amazed when I looked close at the reference photo by Ernie Griffith the variety of color. Thanks Ernie for the amazing photo.   

Original Oil Painting House Finch

House Finch

8x10

Sold

I love his Loin King pose.

Original Oil Painting Peaches and Pansies

Peaches and Pansies

12" x 12"

Sold

Here is another painting I made for my master class. I thought the copper would give me the most problems but it was the peaches. I can not tell you how many times I scraped off the paint on the front two peaches, I lost count. I seem to do more second guessing. Doing this for a course and knowing it will be critiqued has that affect on me. Taking this course keeps me on my toes and that is a good thing!

Original Oil Painting Cardinal in the Pines

Cardinal in the Pines

9" x 12"

Sold

I was really surprised one day when I saw a cardinal in the pine tree behind the house. I ran for my camera but missed the shot. So I just got the pine branch. It was a wonderful sunny day and the branch seem to reach out to the sun. I decided to paint the image I first saw with the photo I had and a cardinal reference photo I found on Paint My Photo. I was very lucky to find a photo of a cardinal that looked just like the one I saw. I painted the branch as loose as I could using quite a lot of paint. Then I rubbed out a place for the bird. The cardinal has more of a dry brush stroke to capture the soft feathery look. 

Original Oil Painting Yellow Gerber Daisies

Yellow Gerber Daisies

16"x20"

sold