June 14, 2010
Morning Dove
Morning Dove
This is the second-to-last commission piece in the bird series. We have morning doves in our neighborhood, so I had eye-witness reference to go on for this painting. I love hearing their “hoo hoo hoo” (usually in the morning). My son even imitates them. Adorable!
The background pattern looks like flowers, but it’s actually based on the bottom side of a pine cone. I picked some cones up on a walk recently, and thought they would work great for this painting.
The final bird is a Cooper’s Hawk. It’s a larger canvas and there is quite a bit of detail in the feathers. My plan is to have it completed in the next one or two weeks.
May 3, 2010
New Bird Paintings Getting Started
Coopers Hawk Sketch
Here’s a sketch for the Cooper’s Hawk. I’m still working on the Morning Dove drawing.
These two paintings will complete the room. (One bare wall to fill.)
April 21, 2010
Birds
Late last year (2009), I was commissioned to create some bird paintings for a boy’s room. The clients didn’t want my “cartoony” style, they wanted something more realistic yet still full of personality. They told me which birds they would like to see, and I developed everything from there. Here are the finished paintings:
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- Hummingbird
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- Owl
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- Robin
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- Stellars Jay
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- Vulture
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- Goldfinch
They have just commissioned two more paintings, so stay tuned for a Cooper’s Hawk and a Morning Dove.
April 7, 2010
Chickadee Diversity…
Little Mocha Chickadee
Playing with the colors again. I think this really pops with a darker skin tone and a purple egg.
My little chickadee…
My Little Chickadee
There are more animals to come, but for the moment I thought I’d switch it up and illustrate one of the babies.
By the way, (constructive) feedback and suggestions are always welcome.
Enjoy, my chickadees!
Shrinky owl in purple and pink
Well, the shrinky owl turned out (after a couple tries). The photo makes the white feather outlines more pronounced than they are, and the but otherwise it looks pretty much like this.
Shrinky Owl
I think this one will be the magnet. It will need to be smaller if I make a necklace or earrings.
April 6, 2010
By Request…
A girly owl with a little bow.
Girl Hoot
I’ve been playing with shrinky dink art lately and am going to try this image as a necklace or magnet. Maybe both. I’ll post if it turns out!
April 5, 2010
Speaking of owls…
Owl painting
This is a painting I created a few months ago for a client who wanted more realistic birds on canvas for their baby boy’s room. (There were several in the series.) Just interesting to note the style difference between this and today’s owl drawings. Bit different, no?
By the way, I love doing paintings for kid’s rooms. There are more examples on my website, www.mudpuppystudios.com. If your interested, please let me know.
