Today's Oil Study - Bluebird

Today's oil study is a male Eastern Bluebird.

#326 Eastern Bluebird (male)

5" x 7" oil on panel, unframed

US$100 plus $10 shipping

It usually takes about a week for the painting to be dry enough to ship. It will be sent by mail - which takes 1-2 weeks from New Zealand to the U.S.  Please note that I've raised the shipping from $8 to $10.  Thanks!  

Today's Oil Study - Hummingbird

This little guy could be a male Broad-tailed Hummingbird, found in the western U.S. Or it could be a Ruby-throated Hummingbird found in the eastern U.S.  They're similar and I haven't painted enough detail to define the difference.

325 Male Hummingbird

7" x 5" oil on board, unframed

US$100 plus $8 shipping

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Today's Oil Study - Yellowlegs

The Lesser Yellowlegs is a North American wader, but I checked my New Zealand bird guide just to make sure they aren't found here. Some arctic migrants such as the bar-tailed godwit, turnstone and red-necked stint spend the summer in New Zealand. I was surprised to see the lesser yellowlegs in my New Zealand bird guide, but it's considered a 'rare arctic migrant'.  It's occasionally seen on New Zealand lakes and estuaries.

324 Lesser Yellowlegs

7" x 5" oil on panel, unframed

US$100 plus $8 shipping

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Today's Oil Study - Pintail

Today's little oil study is a male pintail. I like painting water so a duck seemed a good choice for the day. It's been difficult to get a decent photo of it. This will have to do for now until it is dry enough for me to scan it.

323 Male Pintail

5" x 7" oil on panel, unframed

US$100 plus $8 shipping

New Zealand Pied Stilt

I often see New Zealand Pied Stilts at Te Haumi, a few miles from where I live. Such beautiful, graceful birds - they remind me of dancers. They're very similar to the Black-necked Stilt that you see in North America.

322 New Zealand Pied Stilt

7" x 5" oil on panel, unframed

US$ 100 plus $8 shipping

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This little painting can be mailed in about a week, when it is dry. It'll take about 10 days to ship by mail from New Zealand to the U.S. if that is where you live.

Today's Oil Study; New Zealand Tui

The New Zealand tui is a common nectar-feeding bird. From a distance, it looks black with a tuft of white feathers on its throat but in the sunshine, the iridescent colours show. The bird has a beautiful throaty, liquid song. At this time of year, I see them feeding on flax flowers in my garden but in the early spring, they flock to the Taiwan cherry tree common in my part of New Zealand. Sadly, the tree is also very invasive so though the tui love it, we're supposed to eradicate them if they're growing on our property.

321 New Zealand Tui

7" x 5" oil study on board, unframed

US$ 100 plus $8 shipping

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It will take about a week for the painting to dry before it can be shipped. Mail from New Zealand to the U.S. (if that is where you live) will take about ten days.  

House Sparrow Oil Study

This little oil study is a male house sparrow. When my son was a kid, we raised a sparrow. Fatty-bird lived with us for a year before running off to join the wild sparrows - at least we hope that is what happened to her.

320 House Sparrow (male)

7" x 5" oil study on board, unframed

US$100 plus $8 shipping

It will take about a week for this oil study to dry before it can be mailed. Mail between NZ and the US will take about ten days.  

Canada Goose Oil Study

Canada Goose Oil Study 319

7" x 5" oil on board, unframed

US$ 100 plus $8 shipping

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This little oil study can be shipped when it is dry, in about a week, but plan on it taking about ten days for mail from New Zealand to the U.S., if that is where you live. 

Male Cardinal Oil Study

I've been struggling with my work getting too fiddly. When this happens, I find that painting quick little oil studies helps me to loosen up and also gives me the opportunity to experiment. I started my "75 for 75" project almost ten years ago for this reason. It made a huge difference in my work and it's time to do it again. I won't be painting a daily piece but will as I feel the need. As before, they'll be 'studies' - no detail nor specific background. My goal is for the work to be loose and painterly.

Ten years ago, the studies sold for $75 each. Today the price is US $100 plus $8 shipping. It'll take about a week for the study to dry so it can be mailed and will probably be another ten days to reach you. It has much further to travel now!

Male Cardinal #318

7" x 5" oil study on gessoed board, unframed
US$ 100 plus $8 Shipping

The Gull's Way

This 30" x 30" oil painting is a commission for a client here in New Zealand. The bird is a Red-billed gull, native of New Zealand.

The Gull's Way

30" x 30" oil on panel

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