Brande Arno Art

"Up in the Air About It! 4 x 4 inches, Oil on Board I couldn't resist the title with this piece. Can you see this is a rooster?    I was able to get back to the studio to paint today and I guess everything is back to normal, although my Christmas decorations are still up.  That might change tomorrow.

Tippy Toes, ACEO, Watercolor Rooster  This little guy was painted yesterday.   Today, I wanted to paint a Junco at my bird feeder and I was able to snap some photos to work with.  I squeezed out my oils and got started.  Then as I was painting, I noticed a nuthatch right outside my studio window, perched nicely looking right at me.  I got out my camera and sketchbook.   I got a fuzzy picture and a bare-boned sketch before my friend left.  I was able to get most of the painting finished today...but not completely.  So stay tuned.  

6 x 6 inches, Oil on Board  Click here to Bid I'm really enjoying creating paintings of Roosters.  The most fun is their feathers followed by trying to capture their attitudes.

4 x 4 inches, Oil on Board $ 25. Buy now with Paypal Drying on my small painting easel is another Rooster.  I'm thinking of doing a Rooster series.  These birds are the bad boys of the farm and they can be very inspiring to paint.  There is a lot of artist licence to fall back on with this subject.  Painting a Rooster series could offer me a chance to have quite a bit of fun with color.   On another note, today is a very sad day, but yesterday was worse, because I received a phone call early in the morning that my Nephew died in his sleep.  He was only 35.  I was in complete shock and unable to do much with the day.  Today, I still carry a heavy heart, but I'm able to cope better. God Bless my Brother and our family as we process our loss.   God Bless Christians this Easter weekend.- B