Nuthatch, 6x6 Original Oil Painting

Nutchatch 6 x 6" Original Oil on Canvas

I first paint the canvas black and then paint the subject of the painting. The background is painted last. I try to let the black areas show thorough the painting and not paint the black again. It's a bit tricky to do. It's like painting inside the lines before the lines exist.

I love the loose quality of this painting and the colours. Lots of textures appear on the surface of the canvas. This painting is on gallery wrapped canvas with black painted sides. Nuthatches frequently visit my bird feeders and for a while I took photographs of them. The birds look great hung together, but they are great on their own as well.

Red Breasted Grosbeak, Original Oil Painting

Red Breasted Grosbeak - Oil on Canvas 6 x 6"

Another in my bird series of paintings. This little guy was visiting my bird feeder and I captured him with my camera. I very rarely see Grosbeaks in my yard. My photographs of birds are usually blurry so I use them as references for my paintings. 

Yellow Finch, Original Oil Painting 6x6 inches

SOLD - Yellow Finch - 6 x 6" oil on canvas

This yellow finch oil paintings is one of my favourites. It's painted using a photograph, that I took in my backyard garden, as a reference. I often take an image and merge it with another background to create a better composition or leave out some details.

I have to say that posting these images is really out of my comfort zone. I believe that sometimes we have to push ourselves to try new things. If we do the same things over and over we will have the same results. I'm enjoying the painting, the posting of my work is the part that is different for me.

Cardinal Original Oil Painting 6x6 inches

Red Cardinal - 6 x 6" oil on canvas
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This cardinal painting is from my own photograph of a cardinal in my backyard. Cardinals are one of my favourite birds. This painting is sold. This painting is on gallery canvas with black painted sides. Ready to hang.

Blue Jay, Original Oil 6x6 on canvas

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This painting was created using an image from my own photography. The details in this painting aren't showing up very well. Not sure why. Here's a bit more detail in this small image which I hope gives you an idea of what this painting really looks like.

I enjoy looking at Blue Jays and seeing them hopping around looking for food. They have the most amazing blue feathers. They're quite the pushy birds sometimes. If they weren't so pretty we'd probably consider them a pest like the less attractive Grackle. Life is unfair sometimes. Cute animals can do no wrong.

This is painted on gallery wrapped canvas, with black painted sides. Enjoy.