OCEAN SKY

 

$100 

6x6" original oil painting on 1/4"cradled panel. Artist quality supplies. Lightly varnished.

Ahhh, the sky! I saw green in those clouds... so I went with it. ; )

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GOOD MORNING

 

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6x6" original oil painting on 3/4" deep cradled panel.

This morning bunch got the window seat!

After being so inspired by my last flower painting, I decided to get into the daily painting process again. So, off to the flower shop for this pretty bunch, all of whom say "good morning" to you. ; )

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morning marmalade

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6x6" original watercolour painting on cradled panel with sides painted. Varnished.

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This sweet little marmalade jar, with the morning light shinning through it, just spoke to me. I saw it as a watercolour right away. Sometimes... that just happens with an object.

Blossom Bear

 

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$100 - 6x6" original oil painting on cradled panel. 3/4"sides. 

Meet Blossom Bear! She's been helping me out with my hand studies lately. Hee hee. She's added a nice touch to my little oil painting project. Over the years I've collected lots of finger puppets... and there will be more cutie-patooties to come!

Regal Portrait

 

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$150 - 6x6" original oil painting on 1/8"board

Well, I continued with the same model and I'm sure happy that I did. All the lovely oranges in his skin tones created a nice balance with his dark hair and jacket. I love the earrings and the little anchors on his costume collar. And for the hightights, I just went for it with bright blues and pinks. Check out the previous post for this one's 'pair'.

cloud studies x 2

 

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6x6" original oil painting on 1" deep cradled panel. Sides painted.

I love pink and brown together and I thought... can I make the clouds pink and brown... will it work? So, I went for it and I'm super happy that I did. This is the advantage of painting small and often - ya' try things! 

Then I decided to paint it in the usual colours but putting as much colour into the greys as possible.

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6x6" original oil painting on 1" deep cradled panel.

Here's a pic of the first one again, with the sides painted to match.

get your feet wet

 

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$100 - 6x6" original oil painting on board

I had a colour breakthrough with this brown bear at the river's edge! I had to change it a lot from the photo reference and, while using a warm orange/cool blue palette, I pretty much made up the sinking sunlight. I loved painting his little feet in the shallow water. He's happily getting his feet wet!

rose robin (a.k.a cutie patootie)

 

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$100 - 6x6" original oil painting on 1/8"board

Today's Rose Robin has a cooler green background. Just a little bundle of colour and joy. Happy December! : )

a rosy glow

 

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These two cute Rose Robins live on the south east coast of Australia. Surprisingly, they are not related to the North American Robin, but what's even more surprising is... their bellies really are that hot pink!

I meant to continue with the process photos... but I got so excited about the floral background, I forgot to take pics! #doh

Yes, let's be friends

 

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I thought yesterday's Zebra Finch needed a friend. ; )

want to be friends?

 

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$100 - 6x6" original oil painting on 1/8"board

This Australian Zebra Finch has stripes, hence his name, as well as dots and a cute red beak. They jump around a lot saying "meep meep". Such a pleasure to paint! I made a video of the painting process in real time but edited down to 2 minutes. Check my Facebook or Instagram pages. Cheers.

Poppies amongst the Daisies

 

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$100 - 6x6" original oil painting on 1/8"board. 

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Remembrance Day November 11, 2020.

tree-dwelling bee-eating cutie-patootie

 

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$100 - 6x6" original oil painting on 1/8"panel.

Birds that sit atop a tree stump, and check out the area, with such a relaxed confidence, are sooo cute! (I love the colours on the face of this bee-eater.) 

first snowfall

 

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$100 - 6x6" original oil painting on 1/8" panel

Robins are such wonderful birds to paint because the bright red and orange colours contrast beautifully with the many warm and cool greys. I painted this cutie-patootie on the first snowfall here in Toronto. It was a big decision to add the snowflakes but, I thought what the heck, and I went for it! ; )

Look Up, Look Down

 

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$100 - 6x6" original oil painting on 1/8"panel

The more I look at birds, the more I notice that they can sit quite still, except their cute little heads, which move around like crazy as they look up and down. Sooo cute. 

Here are some process pics.

Bright Colours first (to keep them clean)

Add warm greys

Add Cooler Grey as move down to the Tail

Grey Green Background

Hints of Warm Greens in the Background Trees

Thanks for stopping by. Lots more Bird Paintings will be happening for the Christmas Season!

Persimmons Paintings x 2

"persimmon kiss"

$100 - 6x6" original oil painting on 1/8"panel - 
I really thought about design for this one, considering the square cool pink and blue in contrast with the warm round orange persimmons. After taking a picture through my viewfinder, I later decided to put them on the floor to get a more unique perspective.

"purple plate with persimmon and pinecone" 

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For this one, I was able to incorporate a little purple plate I've been wanting to paint. I think purple, orange and green go well together. ; )

swimming persimmons

 

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$100 - 6x6" original oil painting on 1/8" panel

I called this swimming persimmons for the 'mm's"

Cheers. ; )