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.

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.

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!

Ducklings again

Follow the Leader II

4 x 10

2008

$135 with mat and frame

Finished this just now. At least, it may be done. Same photo reference as last painting.

I have been very distracted. Two days ago I didn't put books on the top of Gregory's lid for his cage, and he got out. I have been searching for him every since. I have lines of flour on the floors to try to track his passage and even have two live mice positioned at strategic points to tempt him out of hiding. So far, no sign. I am distraught and can't seem to focus on paintings. :(

Ducklings

Follow the Leader

4 x 10

$135 with mat and frame

2008

I finally finished another painting! I completed this today and have already started another using the same reference photo, which I took at Loon Lake in July. (See July post about Loon Lake.) They are Mallard Ducks.


I have been busy having giclee prints made and producing new note cards. This involved a bit of traveling, as well as folding, packaging, and distributing. My newest note cards are: Cardinal, Tanager, Hummingbird with Thistle, Broad-billed Hummingbird, Costa's Hummingbird, Goldfinch with Flower, Crocus, Delicate Arch and Lava Canyon. Cards are $2.50 each with discounts for larger quantities. Wholesale price is $1.25. I now have 47 different note cards, which are all listed on my web site, except for these latest additions.

I plan on finishing the Neushwanstein Castle at some point, as well as at least one of three plein air paintings of Loon Lake as seen from my friend's camp. I better get painting!

Kayaking to another commission

We are back from a week in the Adirondacks. Had a nice time with the loons and ducks. I got some beautiful photos out on Loon Lake. My favorite is Mommy Mallard duck and her ducklings. I look forward to painting it. I'll crop it and make the water more interesting and it should make a sweet painting.

I won't be getting to it very soon though...








This photo is a Loon Lake "camp". The tennis courts are behind and to the right. I went kayaking around the lake and found myself another commission! (See post dated April 1, 2008 for the first one.) I love the stone chimney. This is going to be a 16 x 20 and is going to keep me busy for a while! The Neuschwanstein Castle and the duckies will have to wait.

I'll post other paintings now and then so you will have paintings to see while I am busy with this commission. Maybe I'll post the work in progress.

Jeff took a video of Loon Lake. I think it is one of his nicest! It even shows a loon. Soon Jeff will be buying a real video camera! View his video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppbwg6M6Vnw