Showing posts with label Animals and Wildlife. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Animals and Wildlife. Show all posts
Saturday, February 17, 2024

Miss Molly, pet portrait

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  "Miss Molly" Just finished this little commissioned portrait in memory of sweet Molly.    I love her soft fluffy fur.  I added a...
Sunday, August 20, 2023

Faithful Friend, animal portrait

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"Faithful Friend" I've been working on this little painting for over a month! Mostly, I had a hard time finding time to get in...
Friday, June 16, 2023

Sugar, white cat, mixed media

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"Sugar" ©Fawn McNeill, Dec. 2018 Beautifully strange colored eyes. Sugar made herself at home under my gallery in the spring of 20...
Monday, May 01, 2023

Morning Stroll, white ibis

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"Morning Stroll" Made a few corrections and added extra details to this little painting from a few years ago. I gave the grass mor...
Thursday, April 20, 2023

Standing Tall, blue heron

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"Standing Tall" Took several attempts with this painting.  Mostly I struggled with the proportions. The neck would be too fat, or ...
Sunday, April 02, 2023

Heaven's Glory, Jesus, lion, lamb

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"Heaven's Glory" © Fawn McNeill 2021 I'm not sure how to explain this painting.  I added so much symbolism but had so much...
Sunday, February 05, 2023

Below the Surface, turtle, fish, starfish, shells

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"Below the Surface" © Fawn McNeill 2022 Experimented with a limited palette. Wanted the texture to be the main focus. Added actual...
Friday, July 29, 2022

Tree Tops, cardinals, impressionism

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"Tree Tops" Applied the paint quickly in this painting, for an impressionistic feel.  Actually, I created it years ago but never f...
Thursday, June 23, 2022

Busy Morning, mixed media, colorful flowers, insects, and a frog

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"Busy Morning"      What can I say? I certainly got carried away with this little piece!       Honestly, I wasn't happy with i...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Enchanted Morning, water lilies, great egret

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"Enchanted Morning"  © Fawn McNeill 2010 Just reframed this little favorite painting.  I did it on location (en plein air) quite a...
Saturday, January 29, 2022

Sanderlings, shore birds

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  "Sanderlings" © Fawn McNeill 2004 Drip, drip drip. Spritz the paint, tip the painting back to slow the runs, and watch the color...
Thursday, January 27, 2022

Beach Reflections, blue heron

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"Beach Reflections" This gorgeous sunset with vivid colors set off the silhouette of a great blue heron as he posed for my friend ...
Thursday, November 04, 2021

Florida Sunshine, butterfly

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"Florida Sunshine" One of my favorites! I just made this small painting available in greeting cards! The butterfly la...
Friday, September 24, 2021

Working the Edge, tricolored heron, mixed media

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"Working the Edge" I saw this heron while we were out fishing in the rim canal at Lake Okeechobee.  He fished that edge for quite ...
Thursday, September 23, 2021

Seahorses, mixed media, starfish and shells

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"Seahorses" This is a fun little piece.  I inverted a deep cradled board (wood block) and used the outer edge as a frame.  I paint...

Fluffy, bunny portrait, knife painting

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"Fluffy" This is a take off of "Peter" which I did years ago. I thought I would add mixed media and thick layers of impa...
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Morning Path, knife painting

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  "Morning Path" © Fawn McNeill 2021 The plants lit up when the sun hit them just right. The orange and yellow really caught my ey...
Monday, September 06, 2021

Heaven's Grace, Knife painting, Dove

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 "Heaven's Grace" © by Fawn McNeill, Dec. 2020 This is a demonstration painting from last year. I was using the knife to paint...