Barn Owl In Flight - original painting by Deb Kirkeeide

Barn Owl In Flight

6x6x1.5 Oil on Cradled Hardboard

SOLD

©2015 Deb Kirkeeide

I love this little painting! This is one of those paintings that when I get done and take a closer look, I wonder how I did that!  I especially love the color palette with the soft grays and warm tones. 

This one may reincarnate in a larger version. Though I'm sure it won't look the same!

Please visit my blog or website for more! 

Brilliant Red - Birds in the Backyard Series - Cardinal Painting by Deb Kirkeeide

"Brilliant Red"

8x8x1.5 Oil on Wood
SOLD

©2014 Deb Kirkeeide

Another in this bird series, which I've decided to call "Birds in the Backyard" All birds I've observed at the feeders that are outside my studio windows. I think I could do a whole series on critters as well as I seem to have a multitude of those as well. Especially raccoons.

I love the cardinals - always such a bright spot of color in the day!

Deb Kirkeeide
Blog
Website

Rosie a Chicken Portrait Painting by Joni Finnegan Mn Artsti

" Rosie" Oil Painting of a chicken by Mn Artist Joni Finnegan One more chicken today. I chose this angle to show off his beautiful tail feathers. It's just not fair that the male gender in the bird population is so much more colorful . This painting is on a 6x8 stretched canvas. $275. to see more of my art go to www.cfai.co/jonifinnegan/ or my home site www.jonifinnegan.com

Grace - swan painting

Grace

15 x 18.5 Oil
$695 unframed

©2012 Deb Kirkeeide

I reworked this piece from an earlier version. I just had to try something else with it - though I admit I can't quite point out what I did. Some warmer colors in the feathers, more paint texture and I cropped the original composition a bit.

Purchase Here.

Please visit my website or blog for more paintings.

Whooo's Down there?

Whooo's Down There?

8x8 Oil on Linen Panel

$195 

Purchase Here

©2012 Deb Kirkeeide

A pretty little Barn Owl. I love these owls! They don't make Minnesota their home so I have only seen them at an aviary.

For more paintings please visit my website or blog.  Thanks!

Right At Home

Right At Home

9 x 12 Oil

©2012 Deb Kirkeeide

I just recently bought a couple bird feeders that I can watch from my studio window. It's really been fun to see who shows up to try out the new restaurant in town. So far mostly house wrens, chickadees, cardinals and goldfinches. Oh, and one determined chipmunk who tried really hard to reach the feeder to no avail.

I caught this guy hanging out in my flowers. He blended in so well that I almost didn't notice him.

Nature's perfect camouflage.

Right At Home 

320. Buy Here

"Black As Night. Raven's Flight."

18 x 18 Oil

©2012 Deb Kirkeeide

Happy New Year everyone! I hope this year fulfills every hope, dream and promise for you.

I was looking at this painting and a few of my other bird paintings and noticed many are all flying in the same direction. Interesting. (I wonder where they are all going?) But it reminded me of a comment one of my previous employers made many years ago "complaining" that all my animals were left handed.

I hadn't realized animals were left or right handed. 

Apparently being left handed myself, the drawings faced the wrong direction for their purpose of becoming a novelty brooch that you would be wearing, which evidently etiquette calls for wearing

on your right side. I think that is discrimination against all of us left handers!

If interested in this painting please email me at kirkeeide@mac.com

Thanks!

To see more of my art please visit my blog or website.

Purple Finch

 

Purple Finch

8x8 Oil on linen panel

©2011 Deb Kirkeeide

This guy seems to be a cheeky little fellow! I love his attitude.  Due to my recent interest in birds (besides the ravens) I've been paying attention and find myself being more observant of their presence.

I'm also learning more about them from various websites and blogs One such source is Sharon Stiteler, aka The BirdChick. If you're interested in birds, be sure to check out her website and blog.

Friday night, we had our opening reception for the exhibition of this cycle for Project Art For Nature.

It is an awesome and beautiful show. So many diverse styles. I'm inspired to try some new techniques

and mediums.  My experimentation will have to wait until I finish a few projects. I've got an animation I need to create art for and I'm headed out to Wyoming in two weeks with a group of artists to spend 

5 days painting in the mountains. I'm really looking forward to our time back out at the 7D.

If interested in this painting you can make it yours right here.

Thanks!

Grace In Gravity

Grace In Gravity

16 x 20 Oil

I've somehow tuned into Blue Herons and the White Egrets this year. Being fairly common along our lakes and ponds, the herons and egrets have captured my interest.  It's amazing how these large birds can gracefully maneuver its surrender to gravity and set itself down in the reeds along the shoreline of our lakes and ponds.

This, along with some previous paintings, is off to our Project Art for Nature (PAN) exhibition coming up at The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, WI. Aug 19 - Sept 25. Opening reception Aug 26.

If you are in the area please be sure to stop by!