Blog – Page 35 – Little Face Art

Blue Footed Booby Bird

I also like these Blue Footed Booby Birds. So one was my muse this weekend.

Blue Footy (Watercolor on 5″ by 7″ Stock)

Still on a manatee kick

I am still on a manatee kick! Look at these guys. Who wouldn’t want to see them in the wild?

Two manatees swimming–watercolor on 5″ by 7″ card

I was thinking of manatees today.

Here are two manatees swimming in the warm Florida waters. The little one on the right is thinking of something amusing but we don’t know what it is.

Manatees in Florida Waters

Last weekend, I saw such beautiful flowers growing on Balboa Island, very close to Newport Beach, CA. I took several photos of them and this is a painting that was done based on the photo. You can see the photo also in my blog as “Crystalline Rose”.

Watercolor based on original photo. Original Painting is 10″ by 14″ on watercolor rough paper.

Capturing Sunset, October, 2014, Key Biscayne

I had to run out to the balcony to get this photo. Totally untouched photo. Taken with Leica V-Lux 40.

Sunset in Key Biscayne, Taken with Leica V-Lux 40

Crystalline Rose Growing in Balboa Island, California

Here you see a beautiful rose. It almost looked like crystal but instead it was a full blown rose with light shining through each petal.

Original Photo taken on Balboa Island with Leica V-Lux 40.

NY Pigeon Arrives in Balboa Island, California, and now won’t leave

Just returned from Orange County, California. This photo was taken on Balboa Island, a part of Newport Beach. He looks very content and appears to have no intention to return to New York. He even picked up some nice color from all the plentiful sunshine.

Pigeon resting in Balboa Island, California (Taken with Leica V-Lux 40, Untouched)

Wombat by Tree Trunk

Here is a wombat near a tree trunk. The wombat is the koala’s closest cousin. Wombats are also very cute marsupials.

Here is koala’s closest cousin, the wombat.

Baby Wallaby Wrapped in Blanket

Although I thought I was done with wallabies, a photo of this guy showed up and I just had to paint him. He was a little wallaby wrapped in a blanket barely the size of a human hand and he had these big, alert eyes with a face that appeared to be smiling. How could I resist?

Baby Wallaby (Joey)

Two Small Paintings from this weekend

Here are two different paintings that I did this weekend. My goal was to play with lighting. If you look at the Ross Sea penguin, he is emerging from darkness to light. The tulips are also trying to grab some of the light.

Tulips are so pretty but after a week, they don’t last as cut flowers. If you paint them, though, they become immortalized!

Ross Sea Penguin Emerging from Dark to Light

Back to Penguins! Check out this watercolor of a mom penguin and her little curious penguin

So today, I returned to another favorite subject for my art–penguins! Check out this Sea Ross penguin mom with her little penguin baby at her side. This is a happy penguin scene…

Back to Penguins! Watercolor on Khandi Paper (17″ by 12″)

Signing one of two books

Here you see me signing a book and also some little ones coloring the outline image of Wally B. I noticed some very creative colors for the wallaby! Pink, purple, peach… all sort of colors. Wally B did not mind; in fact, he really enjoyed seeing the various renditions of his image!

Just back from Southern California

I almost forgot how beautiful California is. This trip brought me back to my first visit while with my parents on a college tour. It was hard to imagine any area so beautiful with the deep blue and aquamarine colors of the water. In this untouched photo, taken in Laguna Beach, just look at all of these colors.

Laguna Beach, California, taken with Leica V-Lux 40

Wally B, Jimmy, and Other Wallaby Friends

This was drawn for the upcoming book reading and signing event. Here is a picture that young coloring enthusiasts may enjoy. Maybe we will see a blue wallaby or a pink sky! Whatever the little ones desire will be ok! Come to the Book signing event at Books and Books, on Saturday, September 6th from 10:30 to 11:30 AM. The store is in Coral Gables at 265 Aragon Avenue. Feel free to download and color even it you can’t come… Would love to see what you come up with!