Category: acrylic painting

  • Blue Heron in the Marsh Grass

    I love blue herons, and saw one in a marsh near Isaacson’s Bay recently, and painted him near some water almost completely hidden by the late summer marsh grasses. “Blue Heron in the Marsh Grasses”, acrylic, 16 X 20 inches.

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  • First Robin: Early Spring

    I painted this because of the joy that seeing the first robin of spring evoked in me. “First Robin of Spring”, oil, 11 X 14 inches

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  • Merganser and Young: Oil Painting

    I love watching mergansers on the bay, and saw this mother and her two young sitting on a rock a few weeks ago. I loved how protective she looked in the evening light. “Merganser mother and young” oil, 11 X 14 inches on canvas board. I used my normal palette for this painting.

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  • Great Egret: Chromatique

    I wanted to play with color, so I painted this egret (originally seen by me at Isaacson’s Bay a month ago) using all the colors, from black to pure white, and the colors in between. This was fun to do, and I hope you enjoy it as well. I used a wider palette than usual:…

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  • Loon and Baby, acrylic painting

    “Loon and chick, Seeney, MI” I loved visiting Seeney a few weeks ago, and created this acrylic painting of a mother loon and her chick, using a limited palette of titanium white, ultramarine blue, burnt umber, and cad red medium .I think the chicks are adorable, and loved watching it and the mother swimming on…

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  • Eastern Towhee

    While I was at the art fair last weekend, I did a live demo. This is the painting that I did; it is of an eastern towhee that I saw a few weeks ago. I did the background very loosely, and also did the bird more loosely than normal, since the amount of time I…

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  • Art Fair Fun

    The art fair this past weekend was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed meeting other bird and art lovers; the sales were decent, and I started an email list. The best part was just getting to know people who really believe in saving our habitat and who enjoy birdwatching as much as I do!

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  • Great Egret, Misery Bay

    In early May, the marshes are still clothed in the ochres and creams of fall, and it is not unusual to see a great egret going through them. This was one that I saw in early May this year, and I thought he was absolutely lovely! “Beautiful Visitor, Misery Bay”; acrylic, 16 X 20 inches.

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  • Osprey Resting

    I think ospreys are beautiful, and wanted to paint one that I saw near Houghton Lake in Michigan a few weeks ago. I watched while he ate a fish he had caught, and then continued resting for a bit in a tree near the water. “Osprey Resting on a Log” acrylic 16 X 20 inches.

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  • Sandhill Crane in April, Michigan

    I saw this sandhill in a nearby Marsh in April, and knew I wanted to paint him. He was beautiful! Acrylic, 16 X 20 inches.

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  • Art Fair in the country

    Last weekend was a two-day arts and crafts fair out in the country, which was beautiful. It was a chance to practice setup, and discover that I had ordered the wrong tent (I ordered a new one today) before the art fair in July. I sold three paintings, several ornaments and a painted birdhouse, so…

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  • AuSable Exhibit

    The other day, I was going through Grayling, and saw that my artwork is now up at the AuSable Artisan Village gallery. They did a really nice job with the exhibit, and there are some incredible artists there, as well as being genuinely nice people. Plus, the coffee is good – a huge plus for…

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