The Wren, the nest and two eggs

6 x 12
Oil/Box Panel


On the way up to Scotland


Not something you see everyday on the motorway!

I am back in Scotland now after what feels like a round the world tour! Scotland, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, London, Cambridge, Lincolnshire and Scotland! It was so good to see my Dad, my Aunt, old friends and my girls in London. Now Barry is here with me, which is lovely and I am getting used to sharing my Scottish studio! The fields are full of wild flowers and it is gorgeous. Above is a little painting I finished a week or so ago. Now I really have to work very hard as I have lots of deadlines, another commission and am working for the show in London.

Spring Meadows

Spring Meadows 8 x 10
Oil/Linen Panel

Finally I am getting some paintings finished. I love the abstract quality of this one.. hope you do too!

Things are coming together!

Here is a photo of my lovely Aunt Agnes (87!) holding my painting to enable me to take the photograph below.



Yorkshire Stream
Oil/Linen 9 x 16

I love this stage in painting when you get to a point when all your hard work starts to look finished. I have about nine paintings cluttering up my Dad's washroom all nearly at their finished state.

Besides doing the birds for the show on Sanibel Island I have been painting a few landscapes too! This is the first one to get finished.

Chubby & Cetti

Chubby & Cetti (Cetti's Warbler)
10 x 12 Oil/Panel

Here is my painting that I did for Steve Worthington's book in aid of Animal Shelters. I have never done anything like this before and just loved painting Steve's wonderful bronze mouse, called Chubby.

The enjoyment of being able to work uninterrupted!

Derwent Meadow - Sold
8 x 12 Oil/Panel



Another one finally finished. I so wish my work would photograph better. In reality there are so many nuances which you just can't see. Still here it is. A Lake District meadow. I do love that area.

I have almost finished my pieces for the museum, but still working on the Howard Mandville pieces. Thanks so much for all your kind comments.

More Bird Paintings

Wren - Sold
8 x 8 Oil/Panel



British Robin with feather - Sold
8 x 8 Oil/Panel





Mountain Chickadee
12 x 12 Oil/Linen panel
Available at Walden Fine Art

Amy's Nest at 50

8 x 8 Oil/Panel - Sold

This painting was commissioned as a gift for someone's birthday. The eggs indicating how many children had already left home and the one cracked egg left in the nest is the teenager... about to embark on independence. It was a lovely commission to paint since I had been doing my own nests, with my own symbolism... First Born, Then there were Two and The Complete Set. I guess I should post those too! It's Monday morning and I am planning on getting some large paintings started this week.

Skiddaw in the Mist i, The Lake District, England

12 x 12 Oil/Linen - Sold
Available at Newbury Fine Art, Boston, MA

This was the first painting I did from pastels and photos when travelling in the UK in 2007. The larger piece (see first posting) was created from this piece.

Twighlight at Stow Cum Quy

10 x 12 Oil/Linen
Available at Newbury Fine Art, Boston, MA

This painting is inspired by a walk that I took last year with my good friend Melanie who lives in Cambridge. Knowing how much I love meandering rivers and the light at dusk she drove me out to this area, Stow Cum Quy, in the fens. The sunset was breathtaking.

Artisan Expo 2009 - Demos

Barry (McCuan) and I are doing demos on 19th September at the Artisan Expo 2009

Details:

Barry McCuan - Working En Plein Air/Oil 9 am - 4 pm $140

Lynne Windsor - The Essence, Abstracting Nature/Oil 1pm - 4pm $75

If anyone is going to be in Santa Fe and is interested in signing up, please contact
www.ExpoArtisan.com or call 1-800-331-6375

Twighlight

10 x 12 Oil/Linen
Available at Newbury Fine Art, Boston, MA

Inspired by our journey home from Taos, New Mexico this last winter. I left the mountain in originally, but eventually edited out. I try to simplify and create the mood rather that the actual place.

British Wren

6 x 8 Oil/Panel - Sold
Available at Ventana Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

Wren's are hugely significant to me. They just seem to show up on days that have been very important to me, for one reason or another. Consequently the wren was the first bird I ever painted and continue to paint. I am also in the process of creating some etchings of wrens. They are such delightful birds.

Cetti's Warbler

Oil/Linen panel 12 x 12
Available at Showings Fine Art Gallery, Denver, CO

Here is one of my birds. I am loving painting birds! It's wonderful to have an excuse to gaze out of my kitchen window!