Barred Owl

Owls are fun to paint,,usually I like painting the ones with long, tufted ears- but this time I decided to try this round headed, barred owl.Next time i might try them in colors other than the ( natural) brown!

More of Animal Art

Past week has been quite hectic, I have been painting a lot, besides a hoard of other things -hopefully I would find some leisure to go through all my friends' blogs soon.Completed a large Elephant commission, but will post it here only after client's permission.
Animal painting has a way of perking me up so even when I too much on my plate, I still find time to paint some!Here are a few of last weeks' work.

Cattitude

5x7

SOLD

All Fluffed Up

14x11

Little Robin

5x7

SOLD

Chocolate Brown Emu

12"x16"

A brand new Emu in chocolate brown.I have bought a few new shades of blue and purples, trying out how they behave! 

Its three more days of Free Shipping worldwide at ArtFinder, if anyone is interested in buying original art...I sold the cute Koala yesterday to a lovely collector in Kent, UK.The going seems good Have a lovely weekend, you all.

time out

9x12

Some warm colors now :) this cute little guy looks like he is all set for an afternoon siesta after a hearty lunch!Just cadmium orange, a bit of blue and burnt sienna...and a lot of playing around with color and texture.

Brown Eyed Bird Portrait

This is a small original painting of a British bird I saw in a bird sanctuary nearby.I did not get his name but this guy looked quite suave to me with his brown ringed eyes and white, fluffy chest.

Sitting Pretty

A4 Size Watercolor

A pretty Robin, I wanted to use the yellow color today :) 

The Toucan

12x9

New bird in town! This Toucan has been waiting for his turn for quite some time.I had him in my stock pictures since long, when I had visited a bird sanctuary nearby.He had posed very happily and I have a few more to paint, alongside a colorful Macaw and a proud Peacock...

Cocky

7x10

The companion of the last rooster, somehow I like him better.

Yellow,White,Gray and Texture

7x10

Some more play with texture...another one in small animal series.

8x8

Cute little furry yellow chick in contrast with the rugged rooster!

Mates

Some more of my work from yesterday's session...
A watercolor study, about 12"x 9"

At the Farm

 A study of a cockerel ...I  have been watching Jean Haines paint so many of them and I used to think, what's so special about these cockerels? But painting one myself was a revelation! I did  this one and then went on to paint another set immediately afterwards....there's something about them-I loved splashing color all around ( In case you are squinting to find some here,wait for my next post!)
BTW, I took this one after a photo of Sandy, another blogger friend. But for the second, I didn't need  a reference.I guess that's what I loved about this subject!

The Couple

This watercolor is based on a photo by my friend Fred Walsh who is a brilliant wildlife photographer and an avid bird enthusiast. Those are Great Egrets and you can see the original picture here. I loved this photo very much and tried to give it another dimension. Thanks Fred, for letting me use this image.

Watercolor 16"x12"

Heron

I am back after a considerably long absence. Missed you all!
This is a watercolor on a postcard , the heron captured in soft sunlight of mid-morning.
I have been reading a lot about the oil spill in Gulf of Mexico. I have always hated man's interference with nature and this is a glaring example of what this could result into!

I am adding this painting to Suzanne McDermot's spirit-of-gulf-challenge. as suggested by some blogger friends.