Perched

Its not that I haven't been painting this week... I just haven't had a chance to post anything yet. I felt like painting another chickadee last night (I think this is chickadee number 35) hence the glare spots in the photograph. I was trying to be a little bit looser with the brush strokes in this one... but, I will probably go back and add some white detail to the feathers yet when it dries a bit more.



"Perched"
3.5" x 2.5" oil on gessoed matboard
© 2007

Fire in the Sky

Something a little different for me today... I saw this sunrise sometime ago and I just had to paint it. Now that the sun is rising later in the morning it is easier to catch the sunrise. This is the view from my window looking towards Coquitlam and Simon Fraser University.



"Fire in the Sky"
3.5" x 2.5" oil on canvas paper
© 2007


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Fall Lookout

This is the third bluebird in this series. I'm really happy with the way the branches turned out. I was trying to get a feel for distance behind the bird and I do believe the couple of branches in the background really do help with that.



"Fall Lookout"
3.5" x 2.5" oil on canvas paper
© 2007


After much pondering I've decided to start selling these miniature (ACEO) painting pre-matted ready for framing into a standard 8" x 10" frame. I'm really impressed with the way the paintings look in a simple frame with ivory matting. Originally these little paintings started out as a way to practice painting. But now, I am spending much more time on them that I wanted to present them in a different way that is more appropriate for these little paintings.

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At Rest

This is the second of three bluebirds that I have finished recently. Now that I have the colour combinations figured out for these birds, they really are quite fun to paint!



"At Rest"
2.5" x 3.5" oil on canvas paper
© 2007


I've finished matting and framing all my show submissions and now it is just a matter of driving over to the gallery and handing them over to the jury. I'm am so excited and nervous as this will be my first submission to a juried show.

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