Ducks

The original painting is for sale. These ducks were eating dinner when I happened to spot them along the shore. I quietly stood on a bench to get better view of them and took a few pictures before they moved on. The ripple effect where the blue sky of the reflections meets the mixed colors of the trees was my favorite part to paint.

When I was working on this painting in my studio, a ladybug landed on the edge of the paper. I think he was interested in the excess water that was running off the edges. He watched me paint for a little but then he started getting in the way so I took the watercolor pad outside and set him free.

Sea Lion

Sea Lion
Acrylic on Gessobord
8”x10”
Chris Breier © 2015

The original painting is for sale, click to bid in the auction.

Last year I won a membership to the Buffalo Zoo so of course I brought my camera along to take photographs of the animals. The sea lion exhibit is one of my favorite exhibits. I had to wait a long time to get this picture of a sea lion coming up for air, I read on the Buffalo Zoo website that they can hold their breath for 10 minutes so it takes a lot of patience to get a good close up of them. They can also swim up to 20 mph. It’s obvious when it’s feeding time because if you’re anywhere near the exhibit you can hear loud barking.