It’s time to start painting Christmas ornaments again. So, here they are, all unpainted…I will try not to feel overwhelmed But the art galleries are requesting them, and I plan to attend some art fairs. So each day, after work, I will paint a few, until it starts looking a lot like… Christmas! They areContinue reading “It’s that Time of Year Again…”
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First Art Fair
Today I am participating in my first art fair . I want Ed a chance to get firsthand feedback and see which items are most popular. Ppeople have been incredibly positive and sales are surprisingly good for a small rural city so I will be doing more in the future.
Chickadee on the Well: acrylic painting
As a Michigan artist, one thing I have learned to paint is snow in various lights. This is a painting of a chickadee, sitting on a friend’s snow-covered well cover. I did get a bit experimental, using alizarin crimson in some of the snow shadows. Otherwise, I used my normal palette. I love to watchContinue reading “Chickadee on the Well: acrylic painting”
Sparrows on a Fence
I painted this in acrylic a few months ago. My emphasis was on the shadows and lights. I used my typical palette to create this painting.
Chair on the Beach
Last fall, when bird watching, I happened upon this stone bench by the shore. It was lovely, with the water all around it, and I decided to paint it in acrylics. It was a challenge – and fun- to paint the light on the water. I added in a bird resting for a moment, sinceContinue reading “Chair on the Beach”
A Year of Birds: December
As the holiday song says, “Baby, it’s cold outside!” In Michigan, December can come in with some pretty cold blasts, and it has. It makes me glad that Hanukkah also occurs at the beginning of the month, to create “warm feelings” in spite of the frigid early morning temperature. The mergansers are hanging out withContinue reading “A Year of Birds: December”
Chickadee on a branch: acrylic painting
This has been a busy fall, and I haven’t had much time to paint – or post paintings. This is a painting that I did find time to do this month – a chickadee sitting on a snow-covered branch. My goal was to capture the form of the chickadee and the light hitting him. IContinue reading “Chickadee on a branch: acrylic painting”
A Year of Birds: October
Now the days are getting cooler at night, and shorter. In the early morning, fog can be seen over Lake Huron in a thick white blanket that rolls towards the shore. I know that the shorter days and tree color changes herald the fall migration of the birds to warmer climates. I can still seeContinue reading “A Year of Birds: October”
A Year of (Michigan) Birds: July
The gulls have taken over the point to the north of the bay. They can be seen sunning, dozens of them perched on the rocks and walking around. When I go kayaking by the point, I can see the mergansers and their babies. They have 19! The babies are so cute, and follow in theContinue reading “A Year of (Michigan) Birds: July”
Eagle Dreams
Lately, I have been having lots of dreams with eagles – so many, that I decided to draw one in watercolor pencil. Below are two of the dreams that relate to this drawing. In this dream that I had on 6/13/21, I was with Jesus. We were bird watching with binoculars, and we were bothContinue reading “Eagle Dreams”
Sandpiper on the Log: Oil Painting
I saw this beautiful bird on a log a month ago while walking the beach, and decided to paint him. This ended up being a study in browns and blue!
Hummingbird in the Flowers
Okay, I realized when I did this painting that it could seem a bit cliche; after all, there are so many hummingbird paintings out there. But I couldn’t resist painting this little ruby-throated that I saw drinking from the last of the summer flowers a few weeks ago, so I make no apologies. I thinkContinue reading “Hummingbird in the Flowers”