photograph – Anita C. Miller

October 8, 2013December 29, 2015

egret

Short blogging break….

Great White Heron (?) -- Middlefork Savanna Nature Preserve north of Chicago

September 19, 2013December 30, 2013

wild wetland 6″ x 6″

wild wetland

August 30, 2013September 4, 2013

wilderness from the bus 3 — 8″ x 10″

with photo reference

August 30, 2013September 4, 2013

wilderness from the bus 2a + 2b 8″ x 10″

two paintings with photo reference.

July 25, 2013April 23, 2014

prairie and tree at dusk 6″ x 6″

old oak

Based on a photo of a single tree (not sure what kind) in the middle of the prairie (see photo below). The sky is from my imagination. The same palette as yesterday was used. We had a glorious afternoon hiking in this preserve last weekend : )

February 7, 2013September 23, 2014

tommy and the finch

We have an old house with old steam radiators… Tommy’s favorite place in the winter!

January 10, 2013February 26, 2013

“Fin”ale – Aloha!

Things are moving at a turtle’s pace in the studio this past week. I am wiping off paint after spending many hours putting it on, and that is not a good thing…So I thought I would share this last bunch of photos from Oahu (I promise it’s the last).

Hope you enjoy them. Click on them to see very large.

The aquarium just south of Waikiki is one of the best I’ve ever seen. The fish are amazing and the tanks are beautifully designed.

Hanauma Bay is THE place to go snorkeling. I now wish I had looked into getting a prescription lens for snorkeling (I am very near sighted) so I didn’t go in.

My husband had a great time and was able to get inches away from the fish. The great thing about this place is that they severely limit the number of people here. The parking lot fills up early and then they turn people away.

Waikiki Beach from the top of Diamondhead.

Every evening the sunset was spectacular and people would just hang out on Waikiki Beach for the show. The pink hotel is one of the oldest — the Royal Hawaiian.