The Zebra

 My latest watercolour painting, The Zebra. I had wanted to paint this for some time and finally got round to it. As per norm I started with the eye, it took a few attempts before I was happy with the result and could move on with the rest.

SOLD

The Osprey & The Bee-eater

 Osprey

 Bee-eater

Bee-eater

Deciding to stay in and paint rather than amble around somewhere with the camera in the hope of seeing something, I was able to get into a rhythm and produce 3 new paintings. These were the first two, The Osprey was chosen to keep in the theme of Eagles, joining the Golden Eagle previously painted. I then decided to paint a European Bee-eater, such a stunning bird, I wanted to try and capture the colours. 

Tiger added to the Big Cat collection.

 Following on from the Golden Eagle, I returned to the big cats and added a Tiger to the Cheetah. I chose to do a cropped in painting with the focus on the eye.

 Final touches were the whiskers, a steady hand was needed there!

The finished piece.

The Golden Eagle.

 Moving back to birds after the Cheetah, I wanted to capture the piercing stare of the Golden Eagle.

Cheetah Painting Completed. June 2015.

The Cheetah painting is now finished and framed, very different from what I'm used to but following on from the Wolf painting I quite like the change. Next I'm back to birds but a close head study such as these of a Golden Eagle.

New Challenge with a Cheetah.

This is the latest work in progress and the piece of art I was working on at The Lodge Spring Fair. Still a few hours work left.

Painting in time for the Spring Fair at The Lodge.

With a Spring Fair at the end of May at The Lodge RSPB, I had been busy trying to get some paintings finished in time to show. I had also been persuaded to paint at the event and so I chose to carry on with the painting currently being worked on. Here are some new paintings that I had completed during May.

Red Grouse

Red Grouse

Red Throated Diver

Common, Chalkhill & Adonis Blue

Common Blue

Chalkhill Blue

Adonis Blue

Chalkhill & Adonis Blue

Common & Chalkhill Blue
The event was good but the weather absolutely ruined the chance of bringing in the public, it was a horrible day weather wise with rain and winds putting the dampers on what would of been a busy day, still never mind, maybe the weather will hold next time.