Taylor Creek Cypress, Plein air, Daily painting by Fawn

"Taylor Creek Cypress"

(#3 in this series)

8 x 10 inches

(ready to frame)

Acrylic on canvas

Not Available

Finally got to go back to Taylor Creek. It was a beautiful morning. I wanted to paint this cypress tree at a different angle than the last time. I love the interesting shape it has. This was done alla prima, including the bird!

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Brunch 2, egrets, heron, Daily Painting, Wildlife art by Fawn

"Brunch 2"

5 x 7 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

SOLD

This is actually the fourth in this series, The first one was done last January! ("Breakfast")

The second one ("Brunch") is on special at eBay (see the side-bar). The third painting is called "Early Birds." they are all from Lake Okeechobee with this similar theme and color scheme.

I watched this great blue heron try to swallow a very large catfish. It took him almost half an hour. I got lots of great pictures. He would toss it up and turn it a certain way and try again and again. He would hold it in the water sometimes and then toss his head up again. I really thought he would have to let it go, but he finally swallowed it! Click on the image to see it closer.

This is painted alla prima, or all at once. This creates a nice wet-in-wet effect with thick impressionistic brush work. I love this technique. Usually I end up letting a painting dry and working over it to make final adjustments, but when they turn out like this it is very exciting. I will leave this one as is.

Top Notch, Paddock Farms Miniature Horses, Portrait

"Top Notch"

12 x 16 inches

Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

I have been working on this painting off and on for two weeks. Finished it up today. Well, maybe it is finished. Smile. I may touch up the background a little. I like the glow and may extend it down a little more.

Some friends of mine own a ranch called Paddock Farms. They have very nice show horses.

Thanks for looking!

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A Rose is a Rose, Alla Prima, Daily Painting

"A Rose is a Rose"

5 x 7 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

SOLD

I was thinking about a song called "A Rose is a Rose" as I painted this from one of the groomsmen's corsages. I added the bud and leaves to give the composition more balance.

Wedding Roses, Merry Christmas!

"Wedding Roses"

5 x 7 inches

(ready to frame)

Acrylic on hardboard

I wanted to paint this from life, but my corsage fell apart when I got home from my son's wedding. I wore a royal blue dress, so I used that color for the background. I put the roses in a bowl of water, and I painted them and rearranged them to resemble my corsage. The bridesmaids had on burgundy and the bride's mother had on silver, so I decided to wear blue and not step on anyone else's colors! Smile. Everyone else had red roses. The Church was all decorated for Christmas, so it was very lovely.

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Hanging Out, palm tree, water, bird

"Hanging Out"

9 x 12 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

SOLD

I painted this in April and this week I have subdued the foreground to set off the middle distance. I really like the broken brush strokes and the colors in the water.

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Lake Lilies, lily pads with flowers, daily painting

"Lake Lilies"

© Fawn McNeill 2007

I just love this vertical format. I did one titled "Boat Trail" not too long ago from this same area of Lake Okeechobee. Created this from photos I took before the drought. I loved going out and looking at miles of these wonderful water lilies.

The canvas wraps around and the sides are painted so framing is optional.

• Original Art
• Acrylic on Gallery Wrap Canvas
• 6 x 12 x 1.5 inches
• Sold

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Fawn McNeill's Studio

This is where I spend most of my time! The top view shows almost the whole studio. There is a large framing table just out of the picture to the right. I teach semi-private lessons at the drafting table and the craft table. My easel is in the far left corner.

http://www.dailypainters.com is posting studio tours tomorrow. It will be fun to get a peek at some artist's working space.

I have placed a large mirror on the right side of my studio that is at the perfect angle to my easel, so I can stand back and see the painting in reverse. That helps me see anything that needs to be corrected. (When you look at something for a long time it is good to see it at a different angle, up-side-down, sideways or reversed, then you can see the how the painting looks as a whole.)

I have large windows on the north side, so the lighting is usually very nice. There is also track lighting along the top left ceiling, as well as regular lighting and a ceiling fan. The book case is built into the wall on the far right corner. I have a stereo system there where I play christian rock and contemporary worship music as I paint. Positive, upbeat music makes for great painting sessions!

The doorway on the left is a storage room. The entrance to the studio is out of the picture at the closest left corner, and there is an entrance/exit that goes outside just opposite of it -- in the closest right corner on this side of the framing table.

I am very proud of this studio as I designed it myself. When we built our house two years ago, I had the dividing wall left out of these two rooms. My studio is located downstairs next to the garage and the laundry room. (Which is perfect, because I can take a break from painting and do some laundry and then go back to painting.)

The living area of the house is upstairs. That is the hard part! I am getting used to lugging groceries and such upstairs, but for a long time I had to take breaks in between trips!

I am pleased to say that I have been making almost as much $ as I did working a full time job! Not including the benefits of course, but the benefits of being at home doing what I love to do, and having time with my husband, far out way the stressful life of an art teacher in the public school system! I thank God everyday for this opportunity and for all of the support my friends, family, and clients have given me!

Hot-Hot-Hot, still life

"Hot-Hot-Hot"
9 x 12 inches
Acrylic on canvas

Not Available

I didn't get today's painting done, so I thought I would post this little gem that I did for a very dear friend of mine back in 2002.

This painting was done in many thin layers with lots of gloss medium mixed into the paint. It was painted from a still life that I set up and worked on over a period of a week. Each layer of paint must be completely dry to apply the next layer. Every layer effects the next. I really like the warm colors in the tomato and the counter top, but the contrast of the cool colors in the hot pepper just set it all off. There was a window off to the right, and the reflected bluish light was quite evident.

Thanks for looking!

Bougainvilleas 3, flowers, plein air painting

"Bougainvilleas"

5 x 7 inches

(ready to frame)

watercolor

This is a closer view of the bougainvilleas I did yesterday. I wanted to emphasize the rhythm of the repeated shapes.

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Bougainvillas 2, Flowers, Plein air painting by Fawn

"Bougainvilleas 2"

5 x 7 inches

(ready to frame)

Watercolor

Had a very nice day in Jensen Beach. Did a little art show, sold a painting, and did a couple of watercolors of these wonderful flowers!

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