Ducks on a Lake

Ducks on the Lake  5.5 x 7 original watercolor Sale:  $75

Flying Mallard Duck

Flying Mallard Duck  10 x 8   Sale:  $149

Reference photo thanks to Alan and Elaine Wilson.

Sparrow

Sparrow  5 x 7  $135 w/ double mat & frame  Note Card: $2.50

Reference photo with thanks to the Wilsons.

Baby Saw Whet Owl

Baby Saw Whet Owl  10 x 8 signed giclee print $55  Note Card: $2.50

Reference photo by Kent McFarland.

Snowy Owl in Flight

Snowy Owl in Flight

10.5 x 14

$450 with mat and frame

Reference photo by Greg Schneider

Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice  Original Sold  Note Card: $2.50  Holiday Card:  $3.00

Happy Holidays! I used iridescent medium on the snow and the background. You can't see it in the photo, but in real life it is all sparkly!

Bluebird

Bluebird  Note Card: $2.50

Reference photo thanks to Matthew Studebaker.

Loon Lake

Loon Lake II

5 x 7

Sold

This is another painting of Loon Lake in the Adirondacks. It is different for me, as I did not do any drawing except for the loons, which I added later. This is my attempt at a "loose" painting.

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl   Sold

I started this in October, 2007. She is a female. Reference photo by Jared Hobbs.

Swan Love

Swan Love  8 x 10  $275 with double mat and frame

Finished this today, using reference photo from Woodenship from Flickr.

Seagull by the Sea

Seagull by the Sea

5 x 7

$135 with double mat and frame

Inspired by my recent trip to Block Island and Watch Hill.

Seagull

Seagull  Note Card: $2.50

Last week we sailed to Watch Hill and Block Island. I have lots of seagulls and sailboats to paint.

Swallow-Tailed Hummingbird

Swallow-Tailed Hummingbird

5 x 7

$135 with double mat and frame

Signed giclee print $29.95

Reference photo thanks to Flávio Cruvinel Brandão. He has amazing photos you can see at Flavio's Flickr site.

Lilac-breasted Roller

Lilac-Breasted Roller
Sold

Reference photo by Arno Meintjes. You can see his incredible photos at Arno & Louise. Thank you Arno! The Lilac-breated Roller lives in Africa and they really do have colors at least as brilliant as my painting!

Barred Owl

Barred Owl 8 x 10 Commission 2009

Limited edition signed giclee print: $65

Note cards available

This Barred Owl lives in Vermont.

Watercolor Bird Video

Today I created and uploaded my first YouTube video! It contains about 25 of my watercolor bird paintings. The music is by Ed Smith, a close friend of mine who has passed on but left us very beautiful music. View and listen at Sharon Farber's Watercolor Birds.

Chickadee

Chickadee

5 x 7

2009

Signed giclee prints:

5 x 7: $29.95

6 3/4 x 10: $45

Note cards available

I used another reference photo from Jerry Acton. Thanks Jerry! This is a gift for a very special friend. Paula is the woman who bought my massage therapy practice from me, enabling me to focus much more time and energy on painting! I give thanks for Paula every day. She told me that she loves black capped chickadees and this small gift will be a surprise for her!

Wood Duck

Wood Duck

8 1/2 x 11 1/2 2009

Original is sold

Limited editon signed giclee print: $75

I finished this female wood duck today. Photo reference by Alan Wilson at Naturespicsonline. I now have a mat cutter and learned how to use it this month. I can paint any size I want instead of limiting myself to standard sizes like 8 x 10 and 11 x 14. I celebrated with this duck!

Another Yellow Warbler

Yellow Warbler II

5 x 7

$135 with mat and frame

2008

Here is another Yellow Warbler I couldn't resist painting. Photo reference by Charles Lentz, another excellent photographer who is nice, generous, and has given me permission to paint from his photos. Check out his wonderful photos!

Yellow Warbler

Yellow Warbler
7 x 5
December 2008
Signed giclee print $29.95
Note cards available


I am back to the birds! I found the reference photo for this bird on Mike McDowell's Birding and Digiscoping Blog. I haven't seen all of Mike's birds yet but he has many wonderful photos. He also has amazing video footage and provides a wealth of information. Visit him at Mike's Blog. Thank you Mike!!