Inlet Shore, plein air, Florida landscape

"Inlet Shore"

© Fawn McNeill 2009

Challenging little Plein Air Painting (done on location) from Fort Pierce.  Little Jim's Bait Shop is located just to the right of this scene. 

The wind kept blowing things over, and the lighting changed drastically several times with the clouds blowing through. Have to paint fast and stick with the plan, because you cannot keep changing the painting to keep up with the changing elements.  

I like the way I captured the wind and choppy water.  

The sea grapes were finished back in the studio, and the pelicans were added later as well.  There were more pelicans fishing that day than what I added to the painting.

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Media: Acrylic on hardboard
Size: 8 x 10
Price: $325.00
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No More Tears, mountain path, angels, lake, fawn

"No more Tears"

© Fawn McNeill 2005

This is the last of my "drippy" series.  I did ten or so of these a few years ago. I like the contrast of the somewhat abstract background with realism added over the top.

It is symbolic on so many levels. 

The most obvious comes from a Bible verse (Rev 21:4) that says He (Jesus) will wipe the tears from our eyes in heaven.

The fawn is my name sake, so it represents me on a path to better things.  

The path is about choices and free will.  I have made my share of regretful journeys.

The drips and runs are all about tears and sorrow bringing about growth.  I poured my heart and my sorrows into this series for many months.  Then I got it all out and moved on!

The mountains represent the good things in life, and heading for higher places spiritually.  Better choices.

The angels in the mountains represent the spiritual battle.  One of the angels is praying, and one has a shield and sword.  They fight for us!

Using acrylics this thin jeopardizes the integrity and quality of the paint, so the finished painting must be sealed with at least 2 coats of acrylic sealer.  I prefer a semi-gloss, which I make by mixing two thirds gloss medium and varnish (Liquitex) with one third matte medium.  

 (I started a palette knife series with bold strong colors and thick textures after this painting.)

Media: Acrylic on canvas

Size:18 x 24 inches
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Green Parrot, pet portrait

"Green Parrot"

©Fawn McNeill 2008

I drew this guy freehand, then did an under painting in black and white. This was a study in complimentary colors.  Corrected quite a few errors as I painted the under painting. Then I went in with green and red glazes (added Liquitex semi-gloss medium and varnish to make a transparent glaze) after the under painting was dry. It made him glow.  Adding the red tuft on his head was fun too.

About this painting:
8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on canvas

$325.00   

Framed and ready to hang

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Clown Fish, class demo

"Clown Fish"  (Demo)

Finished this up a few weeks ago, just got around to posting it!  Fun little painting, framed and ready to hang.

Media: Acrylic on Hardboard 
Size: 8 x 10 inches
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Do Not Disturb, Florida landscape, river with palms

"Do Not Disturb"

©Fawn McNeill 2009

Created from memory. Changed the background and exaggerated the palms, also added ducks, egrets and herons!  I just put it in a new frame  (See below).

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Media: Acrylic on hardboard

Size: 8 x 10 inches
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Heavenly Highlights, Southern sunset, landscape with livestock

"Heavenly Highlights"

This large painting took almost 9 years to create!  It was in progress when we where building a new house, and we also had three major hurricanes that year.  It ended up in storage two different times.  I got it back out from time to time and added more details.   

Originally it was full of downed trees and devastation from the storms.  I saw this sunset just after the first hurricane came through, and was inspired to paint it, but then I was not happy with the broken trees and littered landscape.  Each time I got it out I added more growth and life to it.   Finally I liked it.  My husband loved it and said I should display it, so I signed it and stopped adding more to it!

Media: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 30 x 40 inches
$7,500.00

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Morning Chatter,fox squirrel in a tree

"Morning Chatter"

This large fox squirrel had more to say than I wanted to hear!  He would not stop scolding me as I walked around under this tree.  Clearly I had invaded his space.  I finally got a few pictures of him before I moved on.

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Media: Acrylic on Canvas Panel
Size: 9 x 12 inches
The original is not yet available

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Black Jack, cat portrait, animal portrait

"Black Jack"

This is a custom painting.  Had fun playing up the background and reflecting it in Jack's fur.  Jack's humans are in the movie industry, so I thought this would reference theatrical lighting quite nicely!  

Media: Acrylic on Gallery Wrap
Size:10 x 10 x 2 inches
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Jetty Park, pelican, plein air, seascape

"Jetty Park"

 The inlet is one of my favorite places to paint. This one started as a plein air painting (demo, done on location: see below.) but I also had the privilege to teach one of my students at the same time. When I got home I added the choppy waves and the pelican on the rock right away, because the day was still fresh in my mind.  I didn't want to lose the inspiration. I added more detail to the trees and rocks too.

Media: Acrylic on Hardboard

Size: 9 x 12 in

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Got to do a paintout Friday in Fort Pierce with Lori McNamara and some friends of ours:

Fawn's plein air demo in progress

Jenna, hard at work!

Jenna's 2nd plein air painting!

This is only the second time we have painted together, 

 I think she did a great job! 

Thank you Carol, Karen, and Susan for a great time!

Breezy Morning, wildlife, great egret, landscape

"Breezy Morn"

Re-posting this older demonstration painting because I just added more detail and the great white egret.  I felt like this painting needed some life!  I also love the back-lit foliage.  During the painting class, I stressed the importance of irregular shapes in the clouds and the bushes.  Any time you can repeat similar shapes it creates rhythm and harmony in a composition.  Notice how the shapes in the clouds are repeated in the bushes that are back-lit!

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Media: acrylic on hardboard
Size: 9 X 12 in
$250.00
Custom rustic frame (see below)

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Bottle brush, gators, egrets, wildlife, plein air

"Bottle Brush"

Plein Air painting

Got to do a paint-out a couple of weeks ago, at White City Park (Fort Pierce, Florida).

I was drawn to this gator laying on the bank, and then a smaller one swam toward me!  There were birds everywhere, and of course the bottle brush trees were in bloom.  It was a lovely spring morning.

Size: 9 x 12 inches

Medium: acrylic on hardboard

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Varnished and ready to frame

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Tabby, kitten, animal portrait

"Tabby"

Cute little demo, fun class to teach too.  Contact me for your own pet's portrait! I mix and match photos, use your choice of color schemes, and we create your own original!

About this painting:

9 x 12 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

$375.00   
ready to frame

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Early Rewards, pond with lilies and blue heron

"Early Reward" 
© Fawn McNeill 2016

Started this painting last year, and finally got back to it last week!  I did a couple of paint-outs at White City Park, Fort Pierce, Florida. I did some Plein air studies, and took lots of pictures.  Created this one from those studies.  

9 x 12 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

Ready to frame

$225.00

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Dinner Time, Great Egret, bird, wildlife

"Dinner Time"

Just finished up this little demo from a couple of years ago.  Really like the reflections and the contrast.  This one was inspired by Jane Irwin's photography.  She brought it to class for us to paint!

(Some of my demos come right out of instruction books or calendars.  However, I do re-arrange things and change colors)

About the painting:

Acrylic on hardboard
 9 x 12 inches
Ready to frame
SOLD!

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For Life, sandhill cranes, wildlife painting

"For Life"

Sandhill cranes mate for life.  The male in this painting is courting the female. The setting is at sunrise to symbolize a new beginning. 

I love these kinds of paintings!  There is so much more to them than just a nice picture.

About this painting:

9 x 12 inches

Acrylic on canvas

The original is sold, prints are available:

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Face Time, fawn in the grass close up

"Face Time"

I have worked on this painting for over a year, off and on.  Re-drew him ten times at least! I like to free-hand most of my work, so I tend to do a lot of adjusting instead of just filling in color.  I think it gives me more freedom to exaggerate things or change the perspective as needed. 

This was fun because his eye was so big and gorgeous, I just had to play it up!  And also because I haven't done my namesake in such a long time.

About the painting:

Acrylic on Gallery Wrap Canvas

20 x 20 x 2 inches

$2,000.00

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Heaven's Touch, girl riding a horse at sunset on a beach

"Heaven's Touch"

I did this large painting a few years ago, and now I just made it available in print.  It combines many thoughts and memories from many places.   Poured myself into it for a few months. Created entirely from memory!  Love the way it came together.

Here is what I originally wrote about it:

I have been working on this painting off and on for almost a year now. It is all about contrasts and texture, as far as the technical aspects go.

This painting is far reaching too. Emotionally we all have things that need healing. Sometimes a sunrise or a sunset, a cup of coffee with a friend, or a moment of silence can touch us deeper than anything else at that time. This painting combines some of those ideas: dreams I have had, horses I have ridden, and prayers cried out from the depth of my soul in my most turbulent times. Always God reaches out and heals the hurt a little more.

30 x 40 x 1 1/2 inches

Acrylic on Gallery Wrap Canvas

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Heavenly Highlights, Florida sunset

"Heavenly Highlights"

30 x 40 inches 

Acrylic on Canvas

$7,500.00

I painted this over a span of nine years! Made many changes along the way. Created it entirely from memory!

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Winter Marsh, Lake, egrets

"Winter Marsh"

9 x 12 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

$375.00

This painting is simple but effective. I captured the feeling I was after: cooler weather and the fleeting moment of birds rushing off out of sight.  I enjoy working in more of an impressionistic style too. 

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Prairie Does, wildlife art

"Prairie Does"

9 x 12 inches

Acrylic

$850.00

This one is actually titled "Paines Prairie" but I changed the title on the prints, which I thought was funny (instead of prairie dogs).

This painting has a lot more than meets the eye because of the memories that go with it.  

I was at a Plein Air (out doors) workshop in Gainesville, Florida and these deer jumped out at different sides of the field.  They were very fast! I got a few good pictures and add-libbed the rest after I got home to work to my warm studio.  There was ice and frost on the palm trees that morning, and it only warmed up to about 40 degrees through the day! My little windbreaker jacket was not near enough to keep the cold wind out, but I stuck with it.

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