Elephant and Macaw Watercolor Paintings

These are my first tries (since high school, 1986) at watercolor with cheap-ass paint and paper from Hobby Lobby. Master's Touch--I wouldn't recommend their stuff to a 3 yr old! But I framed these two and they're hanging in my living room, lol.

For The Birds painting

Originally I did this large abstract landscape triptych in 2007. It was a creepy tree on a hill against a green and yellow sky. It hung in my living room for years, then I packed it away. Recently I got it out and decided to add some birds to the branches to add life to the painting. It's for sale on ebay.

Steps in making it.

 

Owl Christmas Ornaments

I like owls and found some cheap wooden owl shapes at Michael's--bought all of them, actually from 2 locations. So I designed these holiday owls, both front and back, and glued them together with gold ribbon to make ornaments. 

And I'm getting old because I had to wear my reading glasses to do them...and to see them! But once on the tree, they show up nicely.

Rudolph the Reindeer Owl with Nose, Hooves, and Antlers

Green Santa Owl

Elf Owl with Scarf and Shoes

Red Santa Owl

Gingerbread Owl

Christmas Lights Owl

Ice Skating Owl in Blue Dress

Figure Skating Owl in Pink Dress

Ten Cardinals in Birch Trees

Newest painting on 18x24" canvas. This is the first time I have tried painting birds and it was kind of fun. They are nice and small and I can only see them clearly with my glasses on. And as usual, I see when I crop my painting to give a close up view, it looks like another painting composition I could have or even should have used, lol. 

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