30-in-30 Day Seventeen. Cage Free Series 024

Power Disguised
Cage Free Series 024

Barn owl watches her prey intensely.
The power of the claws disguised by a beautiful face.

Boy Howdy I am extra tired this morning.  I even hit the snooze alarm, which is not a good thing.  I keep a tight schedule and now it's tighter.  Tonight is definitely an early-to-bed night.


"Power Disguised"
6" x 6" oil on gessobord, unframed.
This painting is available through Daily Paintworks Auction.
See the other participating artists on Leslie Saeta's blog.

Cage Free Series 004 Spring Messenger -- SOLD

Spring Messenger

A round Chickadee peers into the Spring flowers.

You thought I forgot about the birds series, didn't you?  Nah.  I have lots of birds I still want to paint.  It's the getting-around-to-it part that I'm having trouble with.  Lately it has been beautiful outside so I have been out taking lots of reference photos that I'll use when it is blistering hot outside and I can hang out in my nice, cool basement studio and paint paint PAINT.

"Spring Messenger"
6" x 6" oil on gessobord
SOLD

Cage Free Series 003

Posing Pretty

This Eastern Wood-Pewee looks like he is just waiting for photographers.

Spring is here so this guy should be coming around the neighborhood soon.  We are expecting at least one more snow next week, so probably not before then.
Audubon says they like to hide in the canopy of trees and we'll more likely hear than see them.

"Posing Pretty"
6" x 6" oil on gessobord, unframed.
This painting is available through Daily Paintworks Auction.

Cage Free Series 001 (SOLD)

Small Majestic

I am starting a series I'm calling "Cage Free" that will feature all sorts of feathered friends.  As of now, I don't have a set number I intend to paint but 100 sounds like a nice round number.  No time frame of how long it will take to paint 100 birds so you'll just have to stick around and see.

Wish me luck!

I will continue to paint flowers, still life, landscapes, and abstract as well so I will be busy! busy!

"Small Majestic"
6" x 6" oil on gessobord
This painting is available through Daily Paintworks Auction.