Standing on the patio, birds everywhere, ignoring the fact that I was among them. Surrounded by house sparrows, quail, and humming birds… was especially taken with these little gold finch on the ceramic feeder in the trumpet vine. Painted these fun, light, little oils to capture the joy of the moment.
Height: 20″
Width: 16″
This young fellow’s eyes were watching me as I painted him and as a result, while you move around this paining, the eyes still seem to follow you. It was bit unnerving, but I was glad I was able to achieve his stare. I’m taking off with color, and enjoying interpreting the the subject my way.
Height: 36″
Width: 18″
I never got her name, but her slender figure inspired me to have fun with color and elongate her further. She is such a very willowy person and has the look of “I can’t be bothered right now”. She had several tattoos, which I elected not to include in this painting of her, but can be found in the painting Art on Art.
Height: 20″
Width: 16″
I did this one strictly with a palette knife to augment my traditional approach, and prevent me from getting too “knit picky”. I used more color to express lively personality, even though she was rather sedate for this sitting. This gal is a real cowgirl, riding in rodeo’s, roping and barrel racing.
My purpose with Cowgirl Contemplating was to paint a horse, but not to have it the main focus – as horses are dear to my heart. This was far more difficult that you might imagine!
Sarah’s Dream is a watercolour of a girl in her own dream. I painted the waves and weather to show the tepid and wistfulness of her dream.
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