Meet the king penguins Waddles, Scooch, Winston, and Tux. They are painted in acrylics on beach pebbles and their legs are crafted from jewelry wire.

Original design based on looking at lots of king penguin photos to get an idea of their features.

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Meet the leggy puffins Thistle, Seabreeze, Misty, and Sprat. They are painted in acrylics on beach pebbles and their legs are crafted from jewelry wire.

Original design based on looking at lots of puffin photos to get an idea of their features.

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I believe you can never have too many macarons. What is your opinion? Painted in acrylics on wood, 3-inch.

Photo credit: Spring Roney from Free Reference Photos For Artists

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This little mouse looks quite at home inside this red tulip. Painted in acrylics on a 2.5 inch stone circle. Gloss finish.

Photo credit: Bev Clough

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Both sides of this onyx stone are so beautiful that I couldn't pick just one to paint and decided why not both? These lynxes are hand painted in acrylics, 4 x 4 in

Photo credit: Holly Youngblood Cannon

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These happy girls were a joy to paint. They are hand-painted in acrylics on a small (2.5 inch) stone circle.

Reference image by Georgine Brewer Chappell

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This cowboy boot is hand-painted with acrylics on a circle cut stone, approx 2.5 inches. Sealed with matte finish..

Reference photo by Sabine Go from Free Reference Photos For Artists.

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These embracing flamingos are hand-painted with acrylics on a circle cut stone, approx 2.5 inches. Sealed with high gloss varnish.

Reference photo by Deborah Coker from Free Reference Animal Images For Artists.

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These cute Quaker parrots (also known as a monk parakeets) are painted with acrylics on a circle cut stone, approx 2.5 inches. Sealed with matte varnish.

Reference photo by Kathy Lebron from Free Reference Animal Images For Artists.

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This sleepy little owl is painted in acrylics on a circle cut stone, approx 2.5 inches. Sealed with matte varnish.

Reference photo by Zach Vaughan Photography (@zachvaughanphotography on Instagram)..

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A sweet fox mama with her kit.

Painted in acrylics on a circle cut stone, approx 2.5 inches. Sealed with matte varnish.

Reference photo by Lisa Sleck from Free Animal Images For Artists.

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Just a cute ladybug hanging out on a stem. Wishing for ladybug weather soon.

Painted in acrylics on a Santorini circle cut stone, approx 2.5 inches. Pictured unsealed.

Reference photo by Pete Wetton from Free Reference Photos For Artists.

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The magical moment of making a wish.

Painted in acrylics on a Santorini circle cut stone, approx 2.5 inches. Pictured unsealed.

Reference photo by Agnali from Pixabay.

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I haven’t been painting very much lately but finally finished this mini canvas. I loved the reference of the orange barn cat in a halo of yellow light.

Hand-painted in acrylics on a 4-inch mini canvas.

Reference illustration by Erica Fisher-metzel.

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What fun these little penguins are! Do you have a favorite?

Hand-painted in acrylics on river pebbles.

Reference illustration by Angelina De Sol from Vecteezy

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A little chap striking a jaunty pose on a timepiece.

Hand-painted in acrylics and pastels on a Santorini stone, sealed with satin varnish.

Reference photo by Nicola Elliot, The Happy Snapper.

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This gorgeous 5 x 5.5 inch stone slab was gifted to me. I thought this regal eagle looking imperiously down on his domain would be a fitting subject for such a beautiful background.

Ref photo by Wendy Hodgkin Corniquet

Hand-painted in acrylics

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I am calling this one “More please”. This cute pig has little morsels of food stuck to his face and looks so hopeful that there will be more on its way.

Reference photo by Richard Jemison

Hand-painted in acrylics on a 4x4 mini canvas, sealed with matte varnish.

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I painted up these tiny leaves to hide.

Painted in acrylics on a river rock. Sealed with matte varnish.

Based on my own reference photo.

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For a monthly challenge for September, I created some hider rocks featuring dragonflies and rainbows, in honor of someone very dear to me.

Painted in acrylics on river rocks.

Reference photo for dragonfly by Vicki Kuehl.

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This is a memorial painting of Holly. I was so smitten by her sweet face.

Painted in acrylics on a lake rock. Sealed with satin varnish.

Reference photo by Holly’s human.

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This baby raccoon is looking up fondly at the person who rescued her.

Based on photo by Crystal Wellman from Free Reference Animal Images for Artist.

Painted in acrylics on a Santorini stone. Sealed with matte varnish.

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This cute little vole was fun to paint.

Based on a photo by Peter Skillen from Free Reference Animal Images For Artists.

Painted in acrylics on a lake rock.

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This beautiful woman is based on the illustration “Looking very undancey indeed” by Arthur Rackham. It was released in 1906 in “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens” and is in the public domain. I painted her on an agate slice in acrylics.

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This girl hugging her horse is painted in acrylics on a mini 4x4 canvas. Hope you like it!

Reference photo by Alicia Nicole Woperis from Free Reference Photos For Artists

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Here are some quirky little pigs painted in acrylics on small rocks. I made the legs out of jewelry wire. My own design.

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Oops! I think I missed shark week by a day or so. There are so many different hues of blues and greens, it was tricky to make the shark stand out while still blending into the ocean.

Reference photo by Julia Dennis.

Acrylics on a lake pebble.

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This is a rainbow bee-eater playing with his food. I painted it on an agate slice using acrylics.

Reference photos by Steve Nicholls.

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The theme this week in one of my painting groups was fruit. I painted this bright pear based on photo by Wendy Hodgkins Corniquet.

Painted in acrylics on Santorini stone. Size is about 2.25 inches.Sealed with Liquitex satin varnish.

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Running free! This little duckling is based on a reference photo by Brad Paul Bradder from Free Reference Animal Images for Artists. This cutie is about 3 inches long and painted in acrylics on a Santorini slice. Sealed with Liquitex satin varnish.

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