Buffalo Painting #2 & #3

" Soaking In The Sun"

Oil painting 8" x 10" on canvas board  #20027216 

Reference photo by Susan L. Hill

"Family Time"

Oil painting 9" x 12" on board  #20028216 

 Reference photo by Susan L Hill

These two paintings were from photo references Janet's Mom Susan took. Just mentioning I would love to paint buffalo, Janet dug into her box of fabulous photos her and her Mom took and generously offered me three! I love being with generous artists (photographic and painters)!

At Rest - Buffalo painting #1

"At Rest"

8" x 10" Oil on canvas board

#20026216

Photo reference by Susan L. Hill

I was in my art class and asking about using internet references for painting as I wanted to paint some bison or buffalo and had no photo references myself. As luck would have it, Janet has a treasure box of photos that she and her Mom have taken. Janet said her Mom wouldn't mind me using hers so I am grateful to use Susan L. Hill's photos as references for a series of 3 buffalo paintings.I really enjoyed painting this one and the 8" x 10" size was perfect.

"Big Cat Eye" A water colour lesson

Dianna Bowles taught the Eagle Valley Brush and Palette Club how to paint animal eyes in water colour. I was fortunate enough to be in Sicamous B.C. and felt the love of like minded friends at the Red Barn ready to tackle something new in painting.

 I haven't painted in water colour for quite a while and really enjoyed playing with it without putting the pressure of a finished painting. Some people were working small and trying to finish a full painting. I was more interested in learning just the eye and of course visiting with everyone. I was quite delighted how it looked when Betty put it in a mat to view it as finished.

"Big Cat Eye"

10" x 16" on water colour paper 

Wait Up!

"Wait Up!"

11" x 14" Water colour

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I had so much fun with the last zebra painting, I had to do one more! This time with the wonderful trees that were in the background of Joan's photo.  This zebra was smaller and behind the other three and looked like it was trying hard to catch up in the heat.

Three's Company

"Three's Company"

11" x 14" Watercolour

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This was fun to paint, letting my imagination and love for colour loose. I based this painting on a photograph my friend Joan took on her vacation. Love it when friends share photos to paint as I please!! I would love to go to Africa but will have to use my imagination until then!