Sparrow bird sitting on a pumpkin

I'm always sad to see the Summer end, but Fall is so beautiful that I can't help but be happy to see it's arrival. This autumn painting is available here.

 

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Galah parrot feather painting

A cute little pink galah feather painting. Buy here

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Watercolor Ladybug (Fly away home)

Do you guys remember that song "Ladybug ladybug fly away home....) I used to go around signing that song constantly! I also remember someone once told me that the black dots on a ladybug will tell you how old she is! This painting is for sale here! 

Progression painting of mushrooms

This is a progession of me painting a couple of mushrooms in watercolor on arches cold pressed 140lb paper.

                                                            I start with the drawing.

Here I added a grey wash for depth.

I begin putting on raw umber and burnt umber over the mushroom top.

I finished the mushroom top and added a raw umber wash to the underside of the mushroom.

Here I finished the underside with some burnt umber and grey to indicate depth.

I'm putting a deeper grey wash with light touches of raw umber and burnt umber. I used long line strokes to give the stem a gnarley look.

I used the same methods as above to complete the smaller mushroom.

The last step was adding some ground. I once again used raw and burnt umber with just a touch of grey to pull everything together.

Here is the finished painting!


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Watercolor Feathers

I think feathers are just so beautiful. I love how every one is so unique and different.

Fall is soon coming to a close

I know it is only November 2nd but I can already feel the fall season coming to a close and hear Christmas bells ringing in the distance. So here is a watercolor painting of a beautiful maple leaf to say farewell to autumn. I found this leaf under the maple tree in my yard and couldn't help but preserve it's beauty in a painting. I titled it "Beautiful Ending". I hope everyone had a great Halloween!