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Paintings of birds on vellum skins.

AuthorbyKLRSeptember 1, 20160

Hummingbirds, Raccoons, and Great Blue Herons

The month of August was full of hummingbirds, raccoons, great blue herons and generally, birds! Despite a very hot & humid month, I still managed to get outside with my …

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Posted in Bird Art, Botanical Art, Inspiration, Photography, Works on Vellum, Works-in-progress

AuthorbyKLRJuly 7, 20141

Egg Tempera on Mounted Vellum Work-in-Progress

  I know that I like to watch work-in-progress posts so I will try to  blog more often about my works-in-progress. Here is my latest experiment. I have wanted to …

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Posted in Bird Art, Wildlife Art, Works on Vellum, Works-in-progressTagged artwork, Baltimore Oriole, bird, calfskin vellum, egg tempera, vellum, Works in Progress

AuthorbyKLRDecember 17, 20130

Long Overdue Works-In-Progress Post!

I will just pretend that today is Works-In-Progress Tuesday! I will blame it on the craziness of the Holiday Season. Anyway – I am continuing to work on 4 Mische …

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Posted in Bird Art, Miniature Art, Wildlife Art, Works on Vellum, Works-in-progressTagged artwork, buffalo, calfskin vellum, cat, egg tempera, feather, gouache, great blue heron, lipizzaner, pronghorn antelope, squirrel, watercolor, wildlife art, Works in Progress, yellowstone

AuthorbyKLRJuly 26, 20120

Tiny Dancer – Sold

Tiny Dancer watercolor on Cowley’s Kelmscott calskin vellum I photographed this flamingo at the London Zoo. I was in London to attend a reception for the Brooklyn Botanical Garden Florilegium …

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Posted in Bird Art, Miniature Art, My Travels, Works on Vellum

AuthorbyKLRFebruary 27, 20122

Nocturne – Sold

Nocturne watercolor on Kelmscott calfskin vellum sold   I had the great fortune to photograph this barn owl at the Center for the Bird’s of Prey near Charleston last year. …

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Posted in Bird Art, Works on Vellum

AuthorbyKLRApril 3, 20110

Starting over again…

Obviously my blogging skills leave much to be desired…! I am vowing to now work at them a little bit harder. I have been painting steadily since the fiber festivals …

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Posted in Works on VellumTagged butterfly, coloring sheet, dry brush, marlborough arts center, vellum, Wethersfield Academy for the arts

AuthorbyKLRApril 6, 20100

Final Italy Botanical and an Heirloom Granniwinkle Apple!

    While I was drawing the study of the olive branch in Monica’s Orchard, this butterfly ‘flew by’ me. I dropped my pad & pencil, grabbed my camera and …

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Posted in Botanical Art, My Travels, Works on VellumTagged artwork, calfskin vellum, Florence, Italy, kelly leahy radding, Kelmscott vellum, persimmons, scarce swallowtail butterfly, vellum, watercolor, Works in Progress

AuthorbyKLRMarch 20, 20101

One More Italy to Go!

      Five down and one more to go… I have 5 days left to finish my final painting for Italy. The grapes were really fun, but I think …

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Posted in Botanical Art, My Travels, Works on Vellum, Works-in-progressTagged artwork, calfskin vellum, egg tempera, Florence, grapes, Italy, terracotta pot, travel, Tuscany, vellum, villas, Works in Progress

AuthorbyKLRMarch 11, 20100

Halfway through my Italy paintings!

This painting marks my halfway point of 6 paintings for our Italy show. I was supposed to have everything done by 3/18 but got a week’s reprieve – they are …

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Posted in My Travels, Works on Vellum, Works-in-progress

AuthorbyKLRMarch 5, 20102

Grapes & Sunshine, Working hard, Works-in-progress

    I was trying to post more than once a week, but when the deadlines are looming and the stress is building over making the deadlines, sitting at the …

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Posted in Botanical Art, My Travels, Works on Vellum, Works-in-progressTagged artwork, Boston, Boston Flower Show, calfskin vellum, egg tempera, Florence, grapes, Italy, Kelmscott vellum, Tuscany, white grapes, Works in Progress

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