Sora and turtles (Karolinasumphöna och sköldpaddor)

Back from the Birds in Art weekend I started to paintWisconsin birds again. From the trip to W Mead area Sep 9 with the Wausau birder Dan Belter I had some reference photos of soras. We saw about 30 of them walking on water lillies close to the road. Back home I painted one of them. (Watercolour on Arches paper (58*38 cm)

Birds in Art-opening weekend Sep 7-9

Now I´m back home after visting the opening of Birds in Art 2012 in Wausau, Wisconsin. It was a fantastic experience (just as it was last year). I was so nice to meet all collegues and discuss bird art. Some "old" masters as Guy Coheleach and Robert Bateman were also there. I stayed until tuesday after the weeekend which gave me som extra time for birdwatching (101 species this year, 11 were new for me). Highlights were the tour around Mead WA south of Wausau with other artists, we saw a lot of birds e.g. American Bittern, Bald Eagles, Waders, sparrows and Belted Kingfishers. During the monday I visited Green Bay with the birdwatcher Mike Plant and his wife. A very nice trip with good birding.
Photos from Birds in Art opening:
Me at the museum.
Me and the legend Guy Coheleach.

Me behind Robert Batemans live painting session in the garden.

Yes-Birds in Art again!

In may I received the message- I have been selected for birds in art again. My 7:th selection. My tickets are booked so i will travel to Wausau September 6. My selected painting is the one with tthe Little heron and turtles, shown in the post below. I sketched and photographed this motif at the Horicon marsh, after the BiA weekend last year. This year I will stay until September 11, i hope there will be time for some nice birdwatching in the Wausau area, and maybe some new ideas for paintings.

Birds in Art submissions 2012

2012 Birds in Art submission completed. One painting of a Green Heron and one painting of a Thick-billed Lark
Årets bidrag till juryn i Birds in Art, en grönhäger och en tjocknäbbad lärka.

Some oil paintings- Några oljemålningar

Lately I have painted some small oil paintings. Two roosters (about 30*20 cm), and one young Grey Heron (about 20*20 cm.

Jag har nyligen målat en del i olja, t.ex dessa två tuppar (ca 30*20 cm) och en ung gråhäger (ca 20*20 cm).

Red-headed Woodpecker

After Birds in Art 2011 I visited Wisconsins major wildlife areas. In Necedah I met the beautiful Red-headed Woodpecker (Watercolor 58*38cm)

Efter Birds in Art 2011 besökte körde jag runt i Wisconsin och besökte några av de mest kända naturområdena. I Necedah mötte jag den mycket vackra Red-headed Woodpecker (Rödhuvad hackspett)

More Wisconsin Birds - Fler fåglar från Wisconsin

More bird paintings from my Wisconsin trip:
Green Heron (watercolor on paper 38 *58 cm)
American Redstart (oil on masonite 20*30 cm))
Red-bellied woodpeckers (watercolor on paper 38*58 cm)
Sandhill cranes (watercolor on paper 38*58 cm)
Blue Jay and Apples (watercolor on paper 38*58 cm)

Herons in Wisconsin-Hägrar i Wisconsin

The Great Blue Heron and the Green Heron are quite common i North America. I met them during my Wisconsin trip. Herons are always nice to paint. They have a pre-historic look.

Great Blue Heron och Green Heron är två vanliga hägrar i Nordamerika. Jag såg flera under min resa i Wisconsin. Dessutom såg jag en del painted turtles vilka passade bra ihop med Green Heron på bild.

My first US paintings- Mina första USA-bilder

After the Birds in Art trip and my birdwatching around Wisconsin, I have now started to paint my first US birds. I started with the "heavy" oil painting, later I will continue with watercolour. Blue Jay, Red-breasted Nuthatch and Belted Kingfisher were my first three US-birds ever.

Nu har jag börjat måla USA-fåglar. Började lite i oljefärg, sen tar akvarellen vid när man kämpat färdigt med oljans tyngre egenskaper.
Blue Jay
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Belted kingfisher
blev de första bilderna. Belted Kingfisher målade jag "Alla Prima" dvs allt medan färgen inte torkat. Ganska kul och spontant men stressigt och svårt. Kul att testa, man får se det som utbildning.

Birds in Art 2011 a fantastic experience- Birds in Art 2011- en fantastisk upplevelse

Birds in art 2011 is over. I visited the event for the first time. It was my 6:th selection but I have never had the time to go to Wausau before. It was a fantastic experience. Very friendly people, a lot of great art and nice nature in Wisconsin. I stayed for 6 more days, travelled around in wisconsin and birdwatched. 91 new "lifer" species for me.

Nu är Birds in Art 2011 avslutat. Den 8-16 september besökte jag Wausau Wisconsin för detta evenemang. det var 6:e gången jag var uttagen till denna jurybedömda utställning, dock var det den första gången jag var där personligen. det var verkligen ett fantastiskt arrangemang med mycket trevliga människor. Dessutom blev den efterföljande fågelskådningen lyckad, 2400km, 87 nya arter (totalt 112).
Bilderna visar mig utanför museét samt fredagen den 9/9 med kostym då det var middag för inbjudna gäster.