Morning Walk II

 12" x12"

Mixed media on wood panel

Isn't this one magical? 

The colored dots give the painting a surprising twist.

There are two of these bird compositions with interesting abstract backgrounds that took a long time and a lot of experimentation to evolve into this exciting presentation.

Detailed black and white drawing juxtaposed with a textured, loose background makes for an exciting difference.

Kingfisher

12" x 18"
Acrylic and ink on print making paper
$150
*Scroll below to check the revised version!!
"Back to drawing" is my inspiration for this painting- I am drawing colorful  birds in black and white. For this project i am going to choose birds that i have seen.

More famous bird quotes-
Bird's Eye View
Birds of a Feather Flock Together
The Early Bird Catches the Worm
Eating Like a Bird
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven. (Emily Dickinson)
Nice site on kingfishers http://qi.com/infocloud/kingfishers
You stare at a painting long enough there are always revisions -here is the revised version:

kingfisher revised

Cleansing

Large acrylic on canvas
24" x 30"
$1000

A very symbolic painting, includes a baby elephant cleansing and spraying water while a white bird flies away. Painted in a contemporary, imaginary setting.
Sold to The Lowell Community Health Center via the Art Up program.
"Welcome to ArtUp, a new, innovative approach to create a permanent collection of work by local artists for display on the walls of the Lowell Community Health Center at 161 Jackson Street."
http://www.artuplowell.com/

sparrow 1

sparrow 2

Acrylic on watercolor paper
8" x10"

$60 each
Sold at the L D Gallery 1/2 price sale

These 2 paintings are all about texture, texture for the feathers on the birds, texture for the leaves, textures of grass. It was fun to paint these as the process involves painting freely and loosely.

Peacock, oil on canvas, 5" x 7" .....$75
Pink Roses, oil on canvas, 5" x 7".....$75
White Roses , acrylic on canvas, 5" x 7", Framed 8" x 10",,,,,,$75
Girl in Pink dress, 8" x10" matted, watercolor on paper.......$60
Pink Roses 2,( Asian feel), Square format 12" x 12" framed.........$80

These are done from photos, i have used for larger paintings in the past.

watercolor on paper
12" x 16"
$200
$250 framed

"Peacocks are large, colorful pheasants (typically blue and green) known for their iridescent tails. These tail feathers, or coverts, spread out in a distinctive train that is more than 60 percent of the bird’s total body length and boast colorful "eye" markings of blue, gold, red, and other hues. The large train is used in mating rituals and courtship displays. It can be arched into a magnificent fan that reaches across the bird's back and touches the ground on either side. Females are believed to choose their mates according to the size, color, and quality of these outrageous feather trains.
It is the national bird of India, and has several references in Indian myths, legends and religious scriptures.


The background design is done with a resist/masking technique in warm colors to showcase the purples and blues on the body of the bird. 

This year i have 3 commissions for peacock paintings, so i am going to paint several paintings of peacocks in various sizes. This is the first one!

Sold to The Lowell Community Health Center via the Art Up program.
"Welcome to ArtUp, a new, innovative approach to create a permanent collection of work by local artists for display on the walls of the Lowell Community Health Center at 161 Jackson Street."
http://www.artuplowell.com/

watercolor on paper
16" x 12"
20" x 16" Framed
$300

I know that we are not ready for fall yet but Galleries and shows are requesting a fall theme already. So here is a very dramatic painting with beautiful fall colors and a blue jay amidst rain drops on branches and wet leaves.This painting is going for a fall show  at the Floral Arts Gallery!