Birds In Art 2015

"Twilight Watch"

I got the "BIG email" Thursday morning with news of my acceptance into the 2015 Birds In Art exhibition at the Woodson Art Museum in Wausau. The painting "Twilight Watch" made the cut and I couldn't be happier. It will be great to see all my BIA friends again on opening weekend in September.
While 2015 marks my 9th consecutive year in the Birds In Art exhibit, this one is special. In the past, my entries were painted in acrylic. This year I held my breath entering oil paintings for the first time. So along with the sigh of relief, the acceptance email offered up some uplifting and inspirational validation for the new direction of my work.

"Snake River Jewel"

"Snake River Jewel" 18x24 oil

"Twilight Watch"

"Twilight Watch" 12x24 oil

I got this one in just under the wire! "Twilight Watch" will be one of my 2015 Birds In Art entries. Keeping my fingers crossed for a return trip to Wausau this September!

"Pony Sunset"

"Pony Sunset" 6x12 oil

I'm a little frustrated with my uploaded photo. I had a hell of a time getting a digital image that looked anything like the painting, but finally got something close. Now that I have it uploaded to my blog, the image has changed again and looks nothing like the actual painting. Ugh!

"Edgar"

"Edgar" 9x9 oil

I probably should have been working on my taxes yesterday instead of painting, but once I got started on this one I couldn't put my brushes down. It was really a lot of fun seeing this one come together.

"Tall Aspens"

"Tall Aspens" 36x18 oil

It was my day to wrap up big projects! This was the 2nd and I'm really happy with this one.
Time to start something new....

"Silent Departure"

"Silent Departure" 13x30 oil

I haven't posted in quite a while. There have been big projects on the easel and I wanted to wait until they were about wrapped up before unvailing them.
I'm really happy with this one and glad I took my time with it. I'll be posting another in a day or two. Stay tuned...