BIRD GALLERY
BIRDS
Contained within this gallery are paintings of birds of various shapes and sizes that have been painted over the years. From an early age I have always been interested in the natural world and a copy of the Observer Book of British Birds was my starting point. Many of their other titles investigate similar areas of natural history in a bite size form that can capture the imagination of anyone and especially the young.
MALLARDS - Gouache on paper
ROBIN AT NEST - Watercolour on paper
TOUCAN - Acrylic on canvas
WREN - Acrylics on paper
KINGFISHER - Coloured pencil on paper
WOOD DUCKS - Acrylic on paper.
TUFTED DUCK & BROOD - Oil Pastels on paper.
LONG EARED OWL.
LONG EARED OWL. - Guache on paper
HOW TO IDENTIFY.
The long-eared owl is mottled brown, with big, orange-red eyes and long wings. Long 'ear tufts' provide its common name. The similar short-eared owl is paler, with yellow eyes and short ear tufts and is usually found near grassland and saltmarshes.
COAL TIT - Watercolour rapid sketch
BLUE TIT - Watercolour rapid sketch.
FEEDING - Watercolour rapid sketch.
LITTLE OWL.
ABOUT.
Although mainly nocturnal, the little owl can be spotted in the day hunting invertebrates (especially worms), small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and small birds. It is often seen perched a telegraph pole, an old parkland tree, along a hedgerow, or on a rock; from these positions, it quietly scans the ground for prey.
HOW TO IDENTIFY.
The little owl is small and brown, with a short tail and yellow eyes.
LITTLE OWL - Watercolour on paper.
DIPPER - Oil Pastel on paper
REED WARBLER - Coloured pencil on paper
TREE SPARROW - Coloured pencil on paper
BLUE TIT
BLUE TIT - Acrylic on canvas
ABOUT.
Smaller than the great tit, the blue tit is also a bird of woodland, parks and gardens. It nests in holes in trees, but is just as happy to use nestboxes. Blue tits are active feeders, hunting out insects and spiders among the smaller branches and leaves of trees in woodlands.
HOW TO IDENTIFY.
The blue tit is a colourful little bird with a blue cap, white cheeks, black eye-stripes, a green blue back, yellow belly, and blue wings and tail.
TOUCAN - Acrylics on paper
FLAMINGO - Acrylics on canvas
EGRET - Acrylics on paper
JAMAICAN ROCKHOPPER - Oil on canvas
BLACK CAP - Coloured pencil on paper.
TUFTED DUCK & BROOD - Pastel on paper.
REDSHANK - Watercolour on paper.
AMERICAN KESTRELS by J.J.AUDUBON-Acrylic on canvas paper ( Reproduction)
PEBBLE & PLANK WALL ART.
GRAPHIC LITTLE OWL - Acrylics on pebble
Combining materials found on walk into a decorative composition for display on the wall. A very enjoyable experience to create, combine and display which then act as a permanent reminder of the leisure day spent collecting them.
TUFTED DUCK
TUFTED DUCK - Watercolour and Gouache
Whilst out walking by a local lake noticed numerous water fowl enjoying life on the water. This tufted duck with beautiful plumage and the water ripples playing with the light was just crying out to be recorded not only my the camera but also later in the studio.
CHICKENS IN THE BARN
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Enjoyed painting this piece greatly as it shows the inquisitive nature of chickens forever on the quest for food. Our small number of chickens exhibit all the same qualities and reveal the complex structure of the social network and hence so called pecking order that every flock establishes.
CHICKENS - Acrylic on canvas
