Elan Valley, Wales, Painting

View of Elan Valley, Wales

This is a 9 x 12 inch oil painting of a view along the river in the Elan Valley, Wales. I used a pallet knife on canvas. The subject was painted from a photograph I took while visiting the area.

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#25 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days ChallengeIreland

Ireland

This miniature painting of Ireland (with sheep) is 4 by 6 inches (10.2 x 15.2 cm). It is painted on archival 140 lb. cold pressed watercolor paper.

"Ireland" - $22.00.   Click here to purchase.

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#24 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

Albufeira, Portugal 

This view of Albufeira, a town in the Algarve, the southern area of Portugal, is a 6 by 8 inch (15.2 x 20.3 cm) watercolor on archival watercolor paper. I painted it from a photo I took showing the town from Fisherman's Beach.

"Albufeira" - $45.00.    Click here to purchase.




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#22 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

Cottage

This is a 6 by 6 inches (15.2 x 15.2 cm) watercolor on 140 lb. cold pressed watercolor paper.

"Cottage" - $20.00. Click here to buy.




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#20 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

Cows at Slimbridge, England

This 6 by 6 inch (15.2 x 15.2 cm) watercolor was painted from a photo I took at Slimbridge Wetlands Preserve. It is painted on 140 lb. cold pressed watercolor paper.

"Cows at Slimbridge" - $28.00.   Click here to buy.



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#17 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

Coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Newfoundland

This is a 5 by 7 inch (12.7 x 17.8 cm) watercolor on 140 lb. cold pressed watercolor paper. We were walking the beach on the west coast of Newfoundland, watching the little wading birds. The sun tried to peek through the overcast sky as I took the photo from which this picture was painted.

St. Lawrence Gulf Coast - $30.00.  Click here to buy.


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#13 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

Channel Between North and South Islands, NZ

This miniature 4 by 6 inch (10.2 x 15.2 cm) painting is an acrylic done on 140 lb. cold pressed watercolor paper. This is #13 in the Challenge but since I only finished it  today, I am still two paintings behind. 

"Channel" - $ 20.00. Click here to buy.





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#11 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.

New Zealand River

This 4 by 6 inch (10.2 X25.4 cm) painting is acrylic paint on 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper. I painted it from another photo I took on the South Island of New Zealand.

"New Zealand River" - $25.00. Available now at my Etsy store.


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#10 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

Entering a Welsh Town

I used acrylic paint on 140 lb. watercolor paper for this 4 by 8 inch (10.2 X 20.3 cm) painting. I used a photo I took in Wales for the subject.

"Entering a Welsh Town" - $30.00. Now available in my Etsy shop.


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#3 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Fox Bats in Melbourne 

This 7 by 10 inch watercolor was painted from a photograph I took in the botanical gardens in Melbourne, Australia. The grey-headed fox bat colony has grown large enough to be injurious to the trees in the garden. There was a big debate as to what to do about it. These bats have a wing spread of a little over three feet.

"Fox Bats in Melbourne" - $40.00. Available through my Etsy shop.


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#2 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

Across the Field - Ireland

This is a 6 by 8 inch watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. It was painted from a photo I took in Ireland.

Across the Field - Ireland - $35.00. Available through my Etsy store.

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#1 in the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

Irish Countryside

The hardest part of doing this watercolor was just sitting down to do it. I had stage fright. I ended up with a 7 by 10 inch painting from a photo I took when I was in Ireland in 2004. It is painted on Arches cold pressed paper.

Irish Countryside - $40.00 Available through my Etsy shop.


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Many Glacier - Watercolor

I have just finished adding the color to this little ink sketch that I did last August. It's  4 by 6 inches on cold press paper. This is the view across the lake from the Many Glacier Hotel in Montana.

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En Plein Air

My oil painting from this past weekend in Connecticut. It's 8 x 10" on gesso board.

The Right of Way

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