Wild with a camera…I love where I live!
Sadly, not much painting to report this week, but on a happier note, I've managed a few trips out into the countryside with my camera. This week's highlight has to be my most recent visit to Ham Wall in the Somerset Levels to once again...
Sunsets, Starlings & Smiles of Satisfaction…
The last couple of days have seen the weather turn cold and my paintbrushes zing into action! Although still a bit chilly sat at my kitchen table, rugged up in thick jumpers and ugg boots, it's been a lot warmer than outside with hail storms...
Meltdown diffused…!
Hmmmmm...it's been a good few days since my last post, and what a week its been. I've finally got my wheels back after more than a month without my car!!!! Welcome home Ruby! This probably explains the lack of painting - having my car back has...
We struck Starling Gold!!
What a day...!!! My daughter, my friend and I returned to Ham Wall nature reserve today to continue our quest to experience the natural spectacle that is the 'Starling Roost' Ideally, I'd like to see the starlings dancing in flight against the...
Starlings galore!!
My expedition to the Somerset Levels last week seems to have turned into an overnight addiction!! Not only did I take my husband and daughter back to see them roost on Saturday (that night they decided to change their roost site and fly to a...
Baby Boobok Owlet, in Water Colour
Irwin, Baby Boobok Owlet. Watercolour. This morning's escapism adventure into my paint box took me to Australia! Not literally, but artistically, as Oz is the native country of the Boobok Owl - the subject of today's painting. Irwin (pictured)...
More painting and a couple more photos!
Had a great time working on my bird paintings this morning...some experimental backgrounds have evolved. So far, my backgrounds have been either plain paper, a plain colour or a scene to suggest the environment of the bird. Today, I played with...
Starling Murmurations….
Today my friend Lon ( fellow artist and bird lover) and I went to the Somerset Levels to witness Starling Murmurations - this is when hundreds and thousands of Starlings flock together from all over the place to roost for the night. This...
Paintbrushes in action, at last!!!
For the first time in 2012, I managed to find some time to sit and paint! After my visit to the birds of prey on the weekend, my first 'model' of the year has turned out to be 'Bumble', who's a Siberian Eagle Owl. I was drawn to use water...
A visit to my feathered friends…
Today I managed to pop down to wish my feathered friends 'A Happy New Year!' Having not seen them since before Christmas, I was really excited to see the Owls in action in the Twilight Zone...and even put on a glove and 'flew' Woolley the...
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