January 2012

Segovia
100cm x 75cm

Hi Amigos
With Segovia, a meter wide painting taking some two months to finish, I needed something different to paint. I haven't had much of a call to paint Australian scenes before but everyone had been saying I must do some if I want to sell some. I thought I would have a try. I love the river where I walk almost everyday and so thought I'd try to do something that I see there, but I found it hard to chose what till I took this one see blog Mike down under
for the story chuckle
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Australian Darter
Canning River 75cm x 49cm

Next I made a new canvas and looked again through my latest photos this time coming across a great photo I took at a rose nursery here in the hills. A large pond full of huge Koi fish were being watched for breakfast by a Nankeen Night heron! I looked up that name chuckle, I thought it was a Bittern at the time!
Anyway!
Using just the centre of the photo I had a go and am very pleased with the result I just have to paint the edges, sign it and varnish it (that reminds me I must remember to also varnish the last 4 paintings!) Can you see 4 ducks hiding there too? There are!!!!

Nankeen Night heron 75cm x 49cm

Untill next month
abrazos
Mike