The sunlight glowed so prettily on this barn owl’s wings, that I just had to paint him. The reference photo I used was shared by Les Liddle.
11″x14″ oil on cradled wood board. Available in my Etsy shop. 🙂
painting: barn owl
painting: winter fox
Aren’t his colors so beautiful? I especially liked the thin branches in the background, and the sort of kaleidoscopic effect of the positive/negative space. Maybe that’s not the right word, but you get what I mean? The reference photo I painted from was graciously shared by Patricia Mitchell.
Oil on cradled wood board, 12″x16″. Available in my Etsy shop. Thanks for looking. 🙂
sewing: quilted flag
My sewing has slowed way down this year, I’m not sure why. I guess it’s because my interests cycle through different things. I work on something for a while, then move on to something else that seems more challenging. Then I moved back to the first thing, when enough time has passed that it seems new again.
Our summer decor needed some sprucing up, so I made a new wall hanging. The squares are 4-1/2″ inches each, so it’s quite sizable.
I hand-appliqued the stars. That’s why there’s only seven. Do they fill up enough of the blue area? I think they do….and that was all the time I wanted to put into it. I envy those people who spend years on a complicated project.
Hand sewing the binding is my favorite part. It’s a peaceful, slow-moment sort of way to tie up the whole project and know it’s done right.
I used my brightest reds and blues. So many fun fabrics.
Hooray, I am ready for summer to begin!
How about you?
painting: buckskin horse
I painted from a photo taken by Christi Scalera. The light was particularly nice, and made this one really easy.
10″x10″ Oil on cradled wood board. Available in my Etsy shop.
painting: gray squirrel
I love how his tail looks like a firework burst. His little toes were a challenge–sometimes when painting I have to not get bogged down in seeking perfecting, and just let the eye see what it knows is there.
8″x8″ oil on cradled wood board. Available in my Etsy shop.
painting: gnatcatcher
I love all the soft colors, and those tiny, tiny legs. How does he stay warm in the winter with such tiny legs?
8″x8″ Oil on cradled wood board.
painting: highland cows
The colors on this one really pop, don’t they? Sometimes I am just so pleased when I’m finished.
8″x8″ oil on cradled wood board, available in my Etsy shop. SOLD, Thank you!
Thank you for looking! 😀
paintings: a bluebird, and a cottontail
I’m loving working with brushes again. Every so often, I guess you have to change things up just to keep things feeling fresh. I’ve never been good with that out-of-focus sort of background, but I think these last couple weeks I’ve finally found success.
Eastern Bluebird, 8″x8″ oil on cradled board, in my Etsy shop now.
Both of these paintings are from reference photos found on the Facebook group Free Reference Photos for Artists. There is such a wide variety of subjects there, that I anticipate expanding my range. I’m grateful people are willing to share captured moments that would otherwise go unnoticed.
Cottontail, 8″x8″ oil on cradled wood board. In my Etsy shop now. Thanks for looking! :)SOLD, Thank you!
painting: cottontail bunny
Just in time for spring, a cute bunny just about to disappear. Love that flash of tail!
8″x8″ oil on cradled wood board. Available in my Etsy shop. 🙂 SOLD, Thank YOU!!!!
painting: grazing pinto
I’m trying my darnedest to get back into the swing of “a painting a day.” It’s a challenge, because sometimes it seems there’s so many other things that need to be done. I stocked up on these cradled wood boards, and am really happy with the new direction they’ve taken me. The surface accepts paint differently than canvas, and they have their own learning curve (of course).
This horse is from a reference photo shared on the Facebook group, Free Reference Photos for Artists. I am finding a *lot* of inspiration there!
8″x8″ oil on cradled wood board. Available in my Etsy shop. Thanks for looking. 😀
