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    If you haven't seen the two-DVD set, "The Impressionists", you don't know what you're missing!

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    I rented it from Netflix and absolutely loved it. It is an enactment of the lives of Monet, Renoir, Manet, Cezanne, Degas, and other Impressionist painters living at that time around Paris. Fascinating and eye-opening!


Archive for the 'Pets Wildlife Animals' Category

Swans on the Ice at Sunrise

Posted by Jamie on August 20th, 2009

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16×20″, Oils on canvas covered hardboard
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This is painted from a photo I took on a morning with an amazing sunrise. I saw the turquoise and pink sky, threw on my jeans, shirt and coat, and dashed out to the lakeshore to take pictures. At 16×20, this is a nice size for that special wall. In spite of the brilliant colors, it has that wonderfully serene feel to it that only a spectacular sunrise can bring.

Palette:
Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Permanent Alizarin Crimson
Cerulean Blue
Cobalt Blue
Viridian
Titanium White

Three on a Swing

Posted by Jamie on March 4th, 2008

6 x 6″, Oils on sealed, primed hardboard, unframed
SOLD! Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com to inquire about a similar painting.

This painting has now sold, but you can browse and order order products with reproductions of this painting and other pet and bird paintings of mine by clicking here.

Many thanks to bird breeder Linda Brandt for the reference image of three of her baby birds on a swing! We lovebird owners know how they adore their swings, so I was tickled to see this image of three climbing on board together. This one was great fun.

My palette for this painting:
Cadmium yellow lemon
Quinacridone Rose (Permanent Rose)
Ultramarine Blue Deep
Burnt Sienna
Titanium White

Majestic Morning No. 4—Swans Conversing

Posted by Jamie on February 25th, 2008

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5×7″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on clear sized linen
SOLD! Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com to inquire about a similar painting.

The three swans out on the ice during that spectacular morning sunrise put on quite a display, with their strong ultramarine coloring flashing against the reflected orange colors.

Lulu—Jenday Conure, one of my studio mascots

Posted by Jamie on December 17th, 2007

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11×5.5″, Acrylic on Arches hot press 100% rag paper, frame included
Email me at JamieWG@aol.com if you are interested in this painting.

I must be feeling a little better today, because I was somehow able to summon the energy to trudge down to the studio and do this portrait of Lulu, one of my Jenday Conures. We have five parrots here, but Lulu prides herself on being the biggest troublemaker of them all. She loves to sit on my shoulder, where she constantly picks at my shirt collar or hair, and I have to wrestle my eyeglasses away from her! It’s hard to get angry with her when she turns around and says, “Kiss?”

I had picked up a few long/tall format frames, and they turned out to be perfect for this painting of Lulu, so this painting is available framed!

I couldn’t resist showing Lulu her portrait. She thinks it makes her appear too sophisticated. I think I’ll have to do another with her doing some of her usual bratty antics!

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Be sure to come back and visit tomorrow, when I’ll be posting an online tour of my studio!

Pet Hamster, pastel

Posted by Jamie on November 4th, 2007

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Pastel on Canson pastel paper, unframed
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This adorable pet hamster, painted in pastel, is the perfect piece of art for the young pet-lover’s room!

Great Blue Heron in the Marsh

Posted by Jamie on March 4th, 2007

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SOLD! Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com to inquire about a similar painting.
6×6″, oils on sealed, primed hardboard, unframed

I love Great Blue Herons, and often see them here on the brook behind my house. This one was painted from a photo taken by my sister.

Lovebird’s Concerto—oil painting

Posted by Jamie on March 1st, 2007


SOLD! Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com to inquire about a similar painting.
6 x 6″, Oils on sealed, primed hardboard, unframed

Click here to see gifts and personal items with reproductions of this painting that are available for purchase. More products with this image will be coming, so please check back soon!

Many thanks to Rodney and Tamara Money for the photo reference of their adorable bird. BeBe won top bench placement in the African Lovebird Society Pet Writing Contest just a few weeks ago. He is a Dutch Blue Pied Peach-faced Lovebird. Rodney and Tamara are lovebird breeders in North Carolina. You can check out the cute arrivals at their website. Rodney is also a composer, so it’s not surprising that BeBe is playing a piano concerto.

I probably don’t need to tell you how much fun it was to work on this painting, but I do think my lovebird, Mango, got a little jealous.

It’s a Dog’s Life

Posted by Jamie on December 4th, 2006


SOLD! Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com to inquire about a similar painting.
6 x 6″, Oils on sealed, primed hardboard, unframed

When my Bichon Frise, Rondo, isn’t busy making trouble, he’s asleep on the chair or sofa in my studio. Even though he sleeps for long stretches, as soon as I start to draw or paint him, he gets up and moves, so I have to resort to photos if I want to capture him in paint.

Swinging on the Porch

Posted by Jamie on October 10th, 2006

7×5″, Oils on canvas covered hardboard
Not For Sale

This is my little buddy Mango. He loves to swing on just about anything. Here he is on his playset swing out on the porch, doing what he does best. He’ll be a year old next week. Maybe I’ll have to do an annual portrait of him. Mango loves to sit on my shoulder in the studio, but he’s not allowed down there when I’m working in oils. This one is currently not for sale because…well….because he’s my lil baby! Besides, there are still one or two little things I need to tweak in the painting.