Free to Fly - Barn Owl Oil Painting - 50 x 80 cm -Available for Sale

My latest Barn Owl painting ‘Free to Fly’

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Kingfisher Splash - A Dramatic New Painting

My latest Kingfisher painting is full of vim and vigour. Painted in acrylics with ink droppers, brush, ink pens and peacock feathers. A colourful bird in flight with splashes of water and beating wings.

Kingfisher in Flight

My latest Kingfisher painting is full of drama and movement.

Painted in acrylics with ink droppers, brush, ink pens and peacock feathers. A colourful bird in flight with splashes of water and beating wings.

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Feisty Pheasants - Now For Sale!

I love this new painting, it’s really fun and vibrant. Feisty Pheasants is now available to purchase here on my website. International shipping is available.

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Acrylic Inks - bringing new media into the studio!

Feisty Pheasants in Acrylics

Ive been wanting to explore some more types of paint and techniques recently, and have started to experiment with acrylic inks and acrylic paints. Its very nice to be able to develop my practice in this way. Im hugely enjoying it. This is a small canvas 40 x 50 cm with a couple of pheasants strutting their stuff

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Pheasant Canvas: 'Glowing'

Pheasant Canvas Print: ‘Glowing’

This lovely canvas print is perfect for a cosy country home! He looks almost like an original oil painting so is a classic choice.

Available in sizes from 12 x 12” all the way up to 32 x 32 “ See here for more info

This lovely canvas print is perfect for a cosy country home! Available in sizes from 12 x 12” all the way up to 32 x 32 “ See here for more info He looks almost like an original oil painting so is a classic choice.

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Barn owl paintings for sale

Barn Owl Artwork for Sale - Add a Touch of Elegance to Your Home

Barn Owls are one of my favourite birds to paint, I just find them beautiful, elegant and mysterious.

I had the privilege of meeting and flying Barn Owls for the first time last month, at one of our local bird of prey sanctuaries. It was absolutely an incredible experience. I almost cried when they brought the first one in. I’ve painted them for years but have never seen one up close. I found out that the owls couldn’t actually see us, as it was daytime, but they could hear our heartbeats and were able to work out where we were from hearing us breathe. The flight is completely silent, we were asked to close our eyes as the owl flew between us. Although we could hear nothing as she flew by our heads, we could feel the wind from her wings. After this experience I love owls even more - so expect more owl paintings from me this year!

Looking for Owl Prints on Canvas? I have a selection here!

The flight is completely silent, we were asked to close our eyes as the owl flew between us. Although we could hear nothing as she flew by our heads, we could feel the wind from her wings. After this experience I love owls even more - so expect more owl paintings from me this year!

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A Kingfisher Painting in Fresh Shades of Aqua

Summer Rushes - my latest Kingfisher Painting in Oils

Here is a very fresh and vibrant Kingfisher painting, now available on my website in the Birds section here.

I absolutely love these beautiful little birds, it’ s fun to try and spot them down by the river bank although its typically just a flash of turquoise blue - and they’re gone!

Now that Summer is here, I hope to go to some of my favourite local riverside walks and see if I can see one again.

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A new Kingfisher painting in acrylics!

I love Kingfishers and they are a favourite painting subject of mine. This one is big at about 30” square, and very brightly coloured with shocking pink and teal blues. Im exploring acrylic painting right now, using brushes, fingertips and paint pens to add details and textures and pushing the colour to create work with a high visual impact. Shocking pink and orange work really well against the bright teal and orange of the bird, I find these colours truly heartwarming!

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Original Oil Painting of a Tawny Owl For Sale

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Original Tawny Owl Painting

‘Alight in the Dark’ is my most recent Owl painting in my Night Owl series.

Add a touch of nature to your home or office decor with a stunning oil painting of a tawny owl. With vibrant, glowing colors and a detailed rendering of the majestic creature, as he emerges from the velvety darkness.

This piece measures 60 x 60 cm or 24 x 24 “ and is available for sale on my website here until the end of the month.

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Bird Artist - Keeping it Colourful!

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Birds Eating Berries

This week I am wearing my bird artist hat, and working on a couple of originals. This piece features two Blue Tits, a perennial favourite. These sweet birds are eating berries and surrounded by a glorious burst of spring colour. I have some minor adjustments to make on this piece before it is ready. There is also a piece with Jays nearing completion, and there will be at least two more in this set.

This is the time of year when more Spring colours emerge on my palette. Lemon Yellow, Pinks, Lilacs and Peach. There is also a particular green that I shall never tire of using for spring foliage, mixed with a little pink - perfect!

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New Barn Owl paintings for Sale

New Barn Owl paintings for Sale

This painting ‘ Midnight Haunt’ is the first of my new Barn Owl paintings for sale. There is a Tawny Owl also, nearing completion. As you may know, I love owls and really enjoy painting them. This new series explores owls in a nighttime setting and Im rather enjoying the mystery and beauty of these lovely birds.As it happens, I’m also painting them late into the evening as I am in the middle of a studio move and time is precious, as ever.

Here is the link to ‘Midnight Haunt’ the original painting

If you are looking for an owl painting for your home, keep an eye on my website for upcoming new releases. You are also welcome to sign up to my art collectors newsletter for monthly updates.

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Barn Owl Paintings

I am working on Barn Owl paintings this week, one of my favourite birds to paint. Check my ‘Originals’ page to see this gentleman when he is finished!

So far, I have been building up the layers quite slowly, next step is the darker feathers and a little more shading and detail.

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Work in progress

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The first of two new paintings of Barn Owls in progress this week.

I enjoy creating paintings of Barn Owls so much, I decided to make a couple more, they are such beautiful birds, and quite haunting too!

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New Barn Owl Paintings

I enjoy creating paintings of Barn Owls so much, I decided to make a couple more, they are such beautiful birds, and quite haunting too!

I am creating this piece on a textured ground, as I love painting over a ‘bumpy’ surface, the textured effect of the finished painting. This piece will have the effect of the owl emerging from the dark, the second piece is similar, with the addition of a starry sky.

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