Lake Istokpoga Too, Plein Air, bird, heron

"Lake Istokpoga Too"

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

This is the second painting from Tuesday morning. I added the great blue heron when I got home. He had been sitting at the end of the dock most of the morning, then he just took off!

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Lake Istokpoga, Plein Air Landscape, Impressionism

"Lake Istokpoga"

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

I headed north of here, toward Sebring yesterday morning. (This lake is pronounced iss-ta-poe-ga.) It was so nice out that I stayed until lunch time. I did three paintings, which I will be posting over the next couple of days.

The wind was kind to keep me cool. There were lots of trees for shade, and so many birds posing for me, that I had to keep stopping for more pictures! What a great morning.

I added the birds after I got home, I just couldn't leave them out! smile.

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Resting Place, impressionism landscape, birds, barn

"Resting Place"

8 x10 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

Not Available

Hundreds of egrets just kept coming to roost in this old tree. It was an amazing sight! By the time they all found a spot the tree looked like it was nothing but white dots. I added the barn for interest and made the pond a little larger to repeat the feeling of movement and balance.

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Waiting, Impressionism Landscape, Bird

"Waiting"

9 x 12 inches

Acrylic on canvas board
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While I was out painting yesterday morning I took some good pictures of this great blue heron. He was hard to see at first because he did not move at all. I thought he was just a rock!

I really got lost in all those rocks, just kept adding more and more thick paint. It was fun.

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Partly Cloudy, Daily Painting, Palms

"Partly Cloudy"

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

I did this painting from memory. It is really fun to just make it up based on previous plein air works, and previous studies. This is from my back view again. I have done these in different color schemes, and at different times of the day. Depending on which direction I look I get a different set of palms. I really like the way this one has turned out. The sun is coming through all the clouds, and the birds are headed out toward the lake (which is on the other side of the dike.)

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Red-bone Portrait, Daily Painting

"Red-bone"

8 x10 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

This little pup reminds me of a hound dog my boys had when they were little. They called him Copper-top.

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Sandhill Cranes, Impressionism birds, wildlife

"Sandhill Cranes"

8 x 10 inches

acrylic on hardboard

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These birds mate for life, and around here you see the same pair raise their two chicks in the same area every year. Usually one of the chicks will not survive. The young sandhills will stay with their parents for a year or so.

This family stays near the big lake. The last time I painted a scene at the lake, they came very close and sang up a storm! They have bright red tufts on the top of their head, and they have a beautiful ruffle of feathers on their rump. I took some great photos -- this is painted from those photos.

Sometimes Sandhills are very brownish gray, and sometimes they are a very light bluish grey.

I have seen them in large flocks of more than a hundred birds! I guess that is when they are migrating.

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Class Clown, Horse Portrait, Impressionism

"Class Clown"

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on hardboard
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I just couldn't resist this little character! He kept turning his head back to see me. This was a much harder view than I anticipated. I finally got all the angles right to make his head look like it was tipping . . . He had the most curious eyes and long, long lashes! Enjoy!

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Double Time, Floral, Hibiscus, Daily Painting

"Double Time"

5 x 7 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

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This is a double hibiscus. I was drawn to the varying colors and great lighting. I did this alla prima with lots of thick paint. Too much fun.

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Lock Closed, Historical Plein Air, Drought

"Lock Closed"

8 x 10 inches

(ready to frame)

Acrylic on hardboard

This morning I painted the boat channel, which has been closed most of this year. The water used to come up around the rocks. Every bit of the grass here was covered in water. Now the little puddle on the right is barely ankle deep. The tall grasses near the middle of the rock way are taller than a person while standing on the rocks.

This is the same area that I painted last November: "Over the Dyke."

Then I painted it again after the drought had set in,

back in May: "Over the Dike, Too."

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Great Blue, realistic impressionism, heron,

"Great Blue"

9 x 12 inches

(Ready to frame)

Acrylic on canvas board

(canvas mounted on archival hardboard)

This is a take off from a painting I did in May called "Hidden Truth." I zoomed in closer and used a different photo for the bird. I wanted a great blue heron instead of a white egret. I reversed the whole setting but still kept the lighting from the right. Worked in thin dark layers first, then added the thick bright colors and details. I like the strength of this composition: the heron is off center, and the shadows behind him set him off.

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