Lilies At Descanso (Landscape With Pond)

"Lilies At Descanso"

8" x 10" Acrylic on panel

Private Collection

This acrylic painting of flowers at a pond at the Descanso Gardens in the suburbs of Los Angeles, California, will be in its new home soon with a private collector.   I used bold color and extreme contrast in this painting on purpose; it was an experiment painted quite some time ago and I might do a larger version one day using oil paints, with some distinct changes.   

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Brazilian Cardinal (Work In Progress- Oil Painting)

Brazilian or Red-Crested Cardinal

Photo by Carol Reynolds

Isn't this a charming fellow !   I just wanted to share another photo of the striking Brazilian Cardinal. They were introduced to Hawaii around 1930.  They are abundant on Oahu and I believe I like them better than the mainland's common red cardinal, which is also found in Hawaii and was introduced here in 1929.   Below is my oil painting of the red-crested cardinal in stage 3 of development .... still have a long way to go.

Stage 3  Work In Progress 

Brazilian Cardinal 

oil on panel 

I need to make more adjustments to his body shape and feathers and add a lot more detail everywhere.  Having a blast with this painting!

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Red-Crested Cardinal (Work In Progress)

Reference Photo of Red-Crested Cardinal

by Carol Reynolds

I took this reference photograph of the Brazilian or Red-Crested Cardinal some time ago at Bellows Beach on Oahu, Hawaii.   He was finding something to nibble on in this fallen, broken open coconut.  I am thinking about the title "Slim Pickings" for the finished painting     :-)      Below are stages of the work in progress.

First Stage WIP   

I almost always begin with a rough color "sketch" in oil on canvas or panel.   

Stage 2 WIP

Red-Crested Cardinal 

11" x 14" oil on gessobord panel

The painting is still in a very rough beginning, and it needs to dry before I go on to the next stage with more detail.   Please return soon to view the completed painting.

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Guillory's Pond (Louisiana Landscape)

"Guillory's Pond"

9" x 12" oil on panel

Sold

This oil landscape with a tranquil pond brings back fond memories.  The floating log is a gathering place for turtles, and the yellow Louisiana iris in the foreground add to the pleasantness of the scene.   This painting was a recent commission.

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Wildlife Artists And National Museum of Wildlife Art (Video)

"Alert"   (reworked)

(Black-Crowned Night Heron)

12" x 12" oil on canvas

$1200

I reworked the lower right hand corner of this painting adding the tall grasses and now I am much happier with it.   I will continue to paint more wildlife as well as other subject matter as I enjoy lots of variety in my work.    There are several wildlife artists whose work I admire and two of them are Ralph Oberg and Tucker Smith .   For a visual treat, please click the links to visit their websites.

Below is a video about the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.   

I have been to Jackson Hole, but unfortunately did not visit this museum at that time.   I must go back someday !

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Alert (Black-Crowned Night Heron or 'Auku'u)

"Alert"

12" x 12" oil on canvas

$1200

This oil painting of a Black-crowned Night Heron, or 'Auku'u in Hawaiian, was finished late last night.  I had a grand time with it, working from one of my photographs I had taken at Hamakua Marsh in Kailua on Oahu.  It was a perfect shot of a quick turn of the heron's head as he caught sight of something nearby.   I was so focused on the heron that I have no idea what he saw.  

Thought you might like to see a close-up of the heron in the image above.  Below is the rough layout of the painting at the very beginning stage.

I had previously posted the above photo on this blog a few days ago.   I had originally intended to paint waterlilies in the water, but decided against it as the painting progressed.

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Fall At Slide Rock (reworked)

"Fall At Slide Rock"

 6" x 8" oil on Belgian Linen on panel

$450

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Today I reworked the water on this oil painting of Slide Rock area in Sedona, Arizona, and it is much improved now.  The link above "click to purchase" will enable you to use PayPal to add this artwork to your collection.   

 I will be giving away a painting in the next few months to one person I pick at random (from a drawing from a  "hat" without looking) who has signed up to receive my email newsletters at my main website .  The free painting will be 8" x 10" or smaller.   I have not decided yet which artwork to give away , but will post an image soon with more details.   Please let me here from you in the comments section below or by email at reynoldsrenditions@gmail.com if you would prefer the free painting to be a landscape, seascape, or floral .   It would help tremendously to know what you would like.