New Bird Paintings!
I had a lovely afternoon making progress on these new kingfisher oil paintings. This morning I was at the hospital early for an echocardiagram. Happily it seems my heart has gone back to its normal size😊
This week I am enjoying creating new bird paintings in oil. These are two Kingfishers who will be available on my website soon. These are some of my favourite birds to paint because of their colours.
Progress on Red Squirrels
This cute pair of squirrels are nearly finished. I love the punchy warm Autumn colours! This piece is part of a new series.
A finished work in progress
I started sketching out this new Highland Cow piece two months ago, and I nearly finished it this week. Here are the stages, clockwise from the top left. This cow is irresistible to paint with that cheeky side-eye!
A new hare painting and a dog with a wonky tail!
One of our girls suddenly had a problem with her tail on Thursday night, and I sat up with her as she was panting and worrying about her tail and we didn’t know what was wrong. She wouldn’t let us examine her tail. She finally fell asleep but then was still having problems in the morning. We rang the vet but they were having an emergency and couldn’t get her in until the evening. So we spent the day babying her a bit and trying not to look worried. (Dogs pick up on a worried face immediately and seem to get worse). She performed at the vets as she is a bit scared around unfamiliar humans, so she was leaping around all over the place and scraping at my clothes, ripping them down! Anyway, the verdict was ‘Swimmers Tail’ a muscular problem caused by playing hard with her sister. She has a strip of anti-inflammatory tablets and is to take one twice daily for 5 days.
This morning (Sunday) she is back to her old, naughty, thieving self :)
During all this ‘excitement’ I have been painting this new hare in a magical garden. He has helped me stay sane! One more short session will see him finished and then I will post him on to my Art for Sale page. The canvas is 60cm x 76 cm and will be presented ready to hang, with gallery-wrapped sides.
A new original Highland Cow painting is finished!
This piece is very unusual, a chestnut coloured Highland Cow surrounded by Blue Himalayan Poppies, creamy-white Morning Glories, and tiny wild flowers. I have called this painting ‘Dawyck’ for the blue poppies that grow in the botanical gardens there. I have a family connection to the Dawyck estate, as my great grandfather worked on the estate for the Balfour family and my Nana used to tell me stories of growing up there and playing in the gardens as a little girl.
This gentle cow has a slightly guilty look on her face, almost as if she has a secret. The canvas is 100cm x 80 cm and is gallery wrapped with painted sides, ready to hang. This piece is sold, view my Originals page for new paintings as they come available.
Beautiful new oil painting colour released by Michael Harding!
Im always excited to be trying new oil paint colours and I knew I would love this one as teal is a favourite. The pigment here is pg50 which is stunning. Michael Harding oil paints seem to always be exceptional too, I have never been disappointed!
Painting a pair of Puffins!
We are really missing our trips to the beach in Somerset with the dogs this year, so Im certainly enjoying painting this little pair by the sea! There is every chance that I will create a coastal series of pieces this Autumn to help me satisfy my craving for the sea air and the noisy waves!
Beginning work on a new painting commission - Highland Cow in bright rainbow colours
Each Highland Cow portrait is a one-of-a-kind, unique oil painting. This little video shows the beginning stage of a new painting, which has been commissioned recently. Im going to film the whole process on this one and give the client the video along with the piece.
Big Highland Cow Painting
Corrie is a new big Highland Cow painting for sale. A heartwarming girl in radiant colours,
Update This piece is sold. Are you interested in a similar colourful piece of original art? Please get in touch to find out about comissioning a bespoke cow painting of your own.
Corrie the Highland Cow
One of the joys of commissioning a custom painting, is the ability to choose the subject and the colour palette and then let me do the rest!
Highland Cow Painting in Situ
Highland Cow Painting ‘Corrie’ 80 x 100 cm SOLD
A pair of cow paintings find a new home together this week
These two 50 x 60 cm pieces are travelling to Australia to a lovely new home .
A new cow painting in the early stages…
A commissioned piece on the easel this week. I’m taking videos and photos to record my progress as I build up the layers.
Two owls up on the studio wall together
Here is my recently completed bespoke Snowy Owl painting, with my Eagle Owl painting the same size (40 x 30 cm) both paintings are sold, Im open for commissions currently, so please get in touch if you would like a painting created especially for you. Here is the link to my commissions page with all of the information you need.
A new bespoke owl painting
I was delighted to be asked to paint a beautiful Snowy Owl as I adore owls. I’m going to give him a coat of breathable varnish and then he is off to his new home overseas!
New piece “By the Light of the Silvery Moon’
Hare Paintings With Flowers
I enjoy creating hare paintings with flowers, and I’ve just begun this new hare painting with wildflowers and a full moon. There is make-believe and magic in this piece 🙃 Size is 75cm x 50cm oil painting on stretched canvas with painted sides
A newly finished Highland Cow!
Here is a short video showing close up of brush strokes and some of the coours I used in the painting ‘Drumnadrochit’.
A Big Rainbow Highland Cow
Big Colourful Cow Painting
This piece is my biggest Highland Cow yet, I think, at 90 x 120 cm. I’ll try and get a good photo of the painting on the wall once I have made the final touches. It’s always very difficult to get a decent photo while the paint is still wet.
Update: This big colourful cow painting is now sold. Please see my newly released paintings here.
If you are interested in a brightly coloured cow print on canvas, please see my large selection here
Two new pieces nearing completion this week
Two new oil paintings with intuitive floral motifs and rich colours. The hare is 75 x 50cm and the painting with all the seed heads is 80 x 100cm
A big cow painting commission project arrives in its new home
I’m really pleased to see this big piece (76 x 140cm) arrived safe and sound and looks perfectly placed in this beautiful home in Zermatt, Switzerland. This bespoke oil painting commission was an absolute joy from beginning to end. A strange time as this piece was arranged just as the country went into lockdown and I began the painting amidst all the upheaval and concern of the virus pandemic. It was good to be able to throw myself into the work. A time, and a painting that I will never forget!
