176 Kingfisher

I have always been fascinated by the Kingfishers. Here in North America, the belted kingfisher can be found at almost any pond or body of water. We see them here in central North Carolina and at the coast along the salt marshes and estuaries. They will perch on poles or wires watching for fish. If flying, they will hover before diving headfirst into the water.

"See the splashing of the kingfisher flashing to the water." Pink Floyd "Granchester Meadows" from Ummagumma

Here is a painting of a female Belted Kingfisher in the late afternoon sun....

Kingfisher-Afternoon Sun
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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175 White Donkey

Yesterday I was at the Dixie Draft Horse, Mule and Carriage Auction in Troutman, NC. It seemed that I needed to be working on a painting of something other than birds for a couple of days. So here's another donkey painting....

White Donkey
4 x 6 Oil on Pintura Panel
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174 Macaw

Staying with the birds. While painting this macaw, what struck me was the similarity between the macaw and the chicken. Of course, I am only speaking here in terms of painting, not the biology or zoology. Just look at the eye of the macaw and compare it to the eye of chicken.

Macaw
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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173 Raven Rock

Back to the birds. From an overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the NC Appalachian Mountains. Check bac, more birds to come

Raven Rock
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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172 A Glass of Wine

A Glass of Wine. I realized that today's painting is the first still life in the series. I am a bit amazed that I haven't done any until now. In addition to a long history of still life painting through the last 500 years, painting still lifes is a great way to work on your painting skills. The techniques you learn painting from a still life, color and value, making objects move back or come forward. Using soft edges vs. hard edges, etc. translate to figure and landscape paintings. Painting distant trees against a fence line in the foreground of a landscape is the same, if of a lesser degree than painting the edge of a table against a plaster wall background.
Here's a glass of wine for you. Knowing me, it's most likely just a nice chianti to go with my Italian sauage and salad.

A Glass of Wine
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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171 Jack

George Carlin once noted that dogs have eyebrows we can see the emotions there. These eyebrows just said it all.

Jack
4 x 6 Oil on Panel*
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170 Rottweiler

When my wife, Theresa, was recently working with Burning Oak Studios recording a DVD on How to Paint the Family Dog, I helped her with a scene on how to and how not to photograph your dog. DaVinci our 106lb Rottweiler/lapdog was one of the stars. I stole one of Theresa's photos to use for this painting.

Rottweiler
5 x 7 Oil on Canvas
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169 Red Red Tree Frog

No, I wasn't listening to UB40's Red Red Wine while painting this, though I just put it on to listen to while writing this post. I painted this while at a horse sale of all places. The red background that is the beginning of most of my oil paintings is plain to see here. In fact I was getting ready to start on the background leaves when I decided that I liked it fine the way it was. So, it was finished!

Red Red Tree Frog

5 x 7 Oil on Canvas
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168 Ready for Spring - Sportfishing

I came across these two, ready for the first nice weekend while prowling around Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach, NC. I had met with a portrait client earlier and was kicking myself for not loading the easel and paints. The day started out cloudy and foggy after the previous day of cold and rain. By the time I hit Wilmington it was sunny and warm. The following day I painted this while it rained and then snowed. READY FOR SPRING!

Ready for Spring
5 x 7 Oil on Canvas
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154 Interior w Roses

The missing painting. This is a 3 x 5 painting on panel. A vase of roses and peonies from my wife's garden. Sunlight shining through the venitian blinds just called out to be painted. I think that she set me up.

Interior with Roses
3 x 5 Oil on Pintura Panel
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167 The Crossing

Cows - Action paintings. A few members of the herd crossing a creek. We came across this herd while driving around the countryside a few weeks ago - the snow had melted.
I walked up to the fence to get a few photographs. The cows saw me and began to move towards me. More cows came out of the trees and over the hill. Then they started bellowing. Yes! I got action photos.
This painting at 5 x 7 is a bit larger than most of the paintings in this project.

The Crossing
5 x 7 oil on canvas
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166 Barn in Snow

Barn in Snow
4 x 6 Oil on canvas
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Maybe I should wait until summer to post this painting. I know even here in North Carolina I have seen enough snow for this year, so I can imagine other parts of the country are ready for this winter to end. At least down here the snow doesn't last, which means a couple of things. The roads will be clear in a day or two, despite the efforts of the highway department. Beautiful sunny days with snow on the ground that are an inspiration to paint are rare. And last, it will soon become more mud. Ready for spring.
Back to the painting. This old tobacco barn with attached shed has been the subject of a number of my paintings. The other day I happened by as the sun broke out with steel blue clouds behind. It cried out to be painted, so I did. Think how refreshing it will be to look at when August rolls around...

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165 Fidget French Door

Fidget, our 15 year old cat, sitting in the sun by the french doors. Yeah, he is fifteen but he is probably waiting to go outside to chase birds, mice and patrol his territory.

Figdet by the French Door
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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164 Two Cows Too

Two Cows Too
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas

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Laurel and Hardy? Here is a short (24 sec) video montage of the creation of this painting

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163 Cat in Sun, French Door

Cat in Sun, French Door
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas

This is another appearance by our cat Fidget.

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162 Mr Fred at the Fox Hunt

Mr. Fred
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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Another painting from the opening meet, Mr Fred, the original huntsman, now retired. At eighty nine he follows the hunt in his pickup truck, down the "roads" and across the fields.

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161 Side Saddle

Autumn Morning
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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This painting is one of the results of spending a beautiful late autumn morning at the opening meet of a local fox hunt.

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160 Snow Bird

Today we got seven inches of snow and a couple inches of sleet on top.We filled the feeders three times today. Probably put out over 5 lbs of sunflower seeds in the bird feeders. I caught this bird as it sat on a tree outside the kitchen window. Off to the studio (it's twenty five feet from the house) to work on this painting. The colors are a little more subtle, but there are oranges and blues that might not make the transition to the computer screen.

Snow Bird
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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159 Two Cows

Two Cows
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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158 Tree Frog Tree

The frogs should be happy here today. Seems like it was only a week ago that we were having highs of 30. This morning it is 61 and raining. Snow on the weekend? I will be waiting until I can hear the chorus of tree frogs in the evening...

Tree Frog Tree
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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