December 2010
I am on hold in the studio for the next three weeks until I get up to see the "Losing Paradise" Exhibit at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. So I decided to start a new series based on my wonderful "wildlife mapping" photos from the Greensprings Trail and my visits to the Outer Banks.
Junco, work in progress
Graphite on 140 lb hot press watercolor paper
Graphite on 140 lb hot press watercolor paper
14 inches wide by 9 inches high
December 2010
After three weeks, I finished the Junco. The only difference from our Gray-slated Junco is that the Oregon species has rust colored feathers on its nape. I so enjoyed creating all the individual feathers for it is much easier in graphite than in watercolor to maintain a clear, hard line.
Graphite on 140 lb hot press watercolor paper
14 inches wide by 9 inches high
Spoken for!
Prints now available at The Gallery at York Hall, New Town Art Gallery and Linda's The Botancial Art Store.
Graphite on Bristol Vellum
8 inches high by 5 inches wide
Copyright Linda C. Miller, 2011
Graphite on Bristol Vellum
8 inches high by 5 inches wide
Copyright Linda C. Miller, 2011
After three weeks, I finished the Junco. The only difference from our Gray-slated Junco is that the Oregon species has rust colored feathers on its nape. I so enjoyed creating all the individual feathers for it is much easier in graphite than in watercolor to maintain a clear, hard line.
Oregon Darkeyed Junco
Graphite on 140 lb hot press watercolor paper
14 inches wide by 9 inches high
Spoken for!
Over the New Year weekend, I created two drawings of my favorite guy, the Common Yellowthroat from photos taken at Bodie Island this November. These two works will be painted in either watercolor or oil, perhaps even both.
Common Yellowthroat, immature male
Graphite on Bristol Vellum
8 inches high by 5 inches wide
Copyright Linda C. Miller, 2011
Common Yellowthroat, immature male
Graphite on Bristol Vellum
8 inches high by 5 inches wide
Copyright Linda C. Miller, 2011
"Among the Reeds"
Male Common Yellowthroat
Male Common Yellowthroat
Watercolor on HP Paper
Image Size 12 inches high by 10 inches wide
Specimen photographed at Bodie Island Lighthouse
Copyright Linda C. Miller, 2011
$175
Here is a painting of my favorite warbler taken at the Bodie Island Lighthouse last November. We were walking on the boardwalk when my husband spotted this little fellow. With my 300mm Nikon lense in hand, I took over 40 pictures while he bathed and fluttered among the reeds. I had done several studies that I posted earlier and here is my first painting with others to follow!
Also, I am studying with James Warwick Jones who is helping me so much with composition and design. When we looked over this piece, he said that it reminded him of a painting by Durer called "A Large Clump of Grass", a painting that I have long admired as a naturalist and a botanical artist. When we looked at the various matting/cropping options there was one that I had not considered and works so well for this piece. This work will be matted leaving all of the "white space" (a bit more than this image shows).
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"Through the Eye of a Naturalist" Photography and Art Exhibition by the Virginia Master Naturalist Historic Rivers Chapter
March 2011
"It's all about Color" Exhibition at Pembroke 4 Art Gallery
April to July 2011
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
Female Black-Throated Hummingbird
Heliodoxa Schreibersii
Watercolor on 300 lb HP paper
Size: 5 inches high by 5 inches wide
Copyright Linda C. Miller 2008
$300
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Williamsburg, Virginia
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