Sparrows © Tracy Hall 2011
2.25" x 1.75" watercolour on rag board
Doesn't time fly?! I hadn't realised how long it had been since my last post. I hope you have all been enjoying a lovely summer in the meantime and I will try and cover as much of the recent news as I can remember. Above is my latest miniature of house sparrows; I love watching these birds, probably our most common garden visitors throughout the year, and have depicted these on the 'feeding' tree right outside our kitchen window.
Some recently completed close up cat portraits (left) will be heading off shortly, together with some miniatures (including the Sparrows above), to Elford Fine Art in Devon who I am delighted to say will now be showing my work both at the gallery and at art fairs around the country. These paintings are not true miniatures but they are small, at only 2" x 3" in size, and a lot of fun to paint.
I've also been busy with larger work for jigsaw companies and below are some recent releases in the UK which will be available shortly from stockists nationwide -
Plus a series of shaped seasonal puzzles which will be released in the US soon -
The highlight of the past week for me was undoubtedly joining the helpers at the Creatures Great and Small exhibit at a local agricultural show - Nick Martin had travelled up from Inverness with a van full of rescued reptiles and went down brilliantly with the folks here, many of whom had never met a snake or lizard in the flesh. The charity receives no external funding, so Nick depends on talks and events such as this to raise both awareness and funds, and visitors are also welcome at the centre at Bogbain Adventure and Heritage Farm just outside Inverness.
Despite the fact that we were next door to the poultry, which made for some rather excitable snakes and a fair bit of background noise, the visitors seemed to enjoy it as much as we did. That's me below wearing Charlotte, the beautiful Boa.
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11 comments:
You are one busy lady, Tracy. Don't know if I'd be that brave with a boa constrictor. My son had a smaller snake once and he knew enough to keep it far away from Mom. Love your recent cat paintings. I continue to be a great admirer of your art.
Lovely new work Tracy! From the looks of it you must be wearing out the brushes! What an admirable and enjoyable time you must have had with the Creatures Great and Small. Unlike her mother, Rachelle is quite fond of snakes. She "forced" her mom to put up a photo on her refrigerator of her holding a boa.
Have a delightful week and we look forward to the next posting!
Thanks Carol - they're so soothing to stroke though! A little healthy respect is a good thing of course :) Charlotte has been really well cared for since she arrived with Nick and is surprisingly gentle and trusting despite her disgusting early experiences with humans.
Thanks Wes - you guys would have loved it too!
Fantastic work as usually!
Love the Sparrows particularly.
Stephanie
Your miniature of the sparrows is stunning!!! Sadly these little birds have almost disappeared in my city (Chennai, India).
My goodness, you just blow my mind away with all you achieve Tracy and your work is ALWAYS inspirational. I just shake my head in wonder - Kudos to you!!! :)
No comment on the boa, Tracy! Ha-ha!But your work is so versatile and excellent. So many images together are quite overpowering! The little sparrows are wonderful!
Thank you Stephanie, I'm pleased you liked it. That's sad to hear about the sparrows in Chennai, Balaji. Why do you think that is?
Kind words Karen, thank you - I always love your work as well so right back at you :)
Thanks Marie - you don't fancy a boa with scales then?! Sorry for including so much stuff in one post, I got behind!
I love your work. It is what I aspire to and know I will never achieve. I love details in watercolour, well, in any painting. I dont care so much for the "loose" style. Even so I would be happy to get that far. Thank you for sharing your work. I am new to blogging and am enjoying looking at other peoples blogs.
Janice
Thank you Janice, its lovely to see you here and I hope you enjoy blogging :)
About the disappearance of sparrows in Chennai: It is probably due to the cutting down of shrubs due to rapid urbanisation, the replacement of tile roofed, raftered buildings with concrete structures, and food grains being transported in synthetic sacks these days. Previously they were packed in jute bags which used to spill out grains here and there during handling and transportation.
Your paintings are wonderful and I have been a silent observer (and admirer) until recently.
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