Roseate Spoonbills by Ann Hoffpauir

                                                    Roseate Spoonbills

  The Roseate Spoonbill is a very colorful bird.  Their unusual bill gives it its name.  They use their bill to scoop or spoon up small fish and whatever else they can catch.  These spoonbills were painted from photos taken while staying in Rockport, Texas.

  This area in Texas is a migratory gateway for several species of birds.  It’s a wonderful area for bird, wildlife artists and photographers. 

   These spoonbills are painted on 140lb. watercolor paper.  The size is 5x71/2.

The price is $75.00.  Thank you for viewing my art. 

                                          © Ann Hoffpauir

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White Pelicans II

                                                           White Pelicans II

  These white pelicans were painted from the photos I’d taken in Rockport, Tx.  It is the second painting of these pelicans.  As the sunlight changed and the pelicans swam in the water, I tried to capture those fleeting moments in my painting.  In this painting the colors are much warmer.  How quickly the moving sunlight can change things.

  These white pelicans are painted on 300 lb. watercolor paper.  The price is $75.00

                                          © Ann Hoffpauir

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ahoffpauir26@yahoo.com

White Pelicans by Ann Hoffpauir

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                                                       White Pelicans

   Pelicans look like they can be an awkward and clumsy bird.  In flight pelicans are some of the most graceful of birds.

   My husband and I were in Rockport, Tx. not too long ago.  Some fisherman was cleaning their catch of the day and the seagulls were diving into the water for their catch of the day.  Not far away from this entire seagull action was these white pelicans.  I took several photos of the activity going on.  In this painting I liked the way the pelicans are back lit.  Even though it was a very warm day, the shadows of the pelicans in the water appeared cool.

   This little painting is 5x7 on 300 lb. watercolor paper.  You may purchase this painting for $75.00.  Thank you for viewing my art. White Pelicans

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© Ann Hoffpauir

Great Egret

 The Great Egret is a showy bird.  The white feathers of an egret make excellent subjects to paint.  They seem to pick up color from their surroundings and at other times they just have very subtle color change.

  In this painting I chose a lone egret in the evening light, maybe it’s his last feeding before the end of the day.

  This is a watercolor on 300 lb. paper.  It is size 7x5.  You may purchase it for $75.00.

Thank you for viewing my art.

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© Ann Hoffpauir

Purple Iris

  Hello folks.  I have been off the blogging and face book posting for a while due to unforeseen circumstances.

  Now that I’m back, I would like for you to view a small painting I’ve done recently.

This painting is a watercolor, size 7x5.  The purple bearded iris is one of many type flowers I grow in my yard.  One beautiful characteristic of the bearded iris are the thin velvety petals.  When the iris is back lit, the petals are almost transparent.  These irises have a licorice aroma.  Not only eye candy for an artist, but smells like candy too.

  You may purchase this small 7x5 watercolor for $75.00.  It is painted on 300 lb. paper.

Thank you for viewing.   

Chipping Sparrow by Ann Hoffpauir

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I had to look up this little bird to know what kind it was. When I first noticed it, I thought it was just another house sparrow. As I worked in my yard though, it didn't fly away as readily as house sparrows do. I thought

"what the heck is wrong with this bird, is it sick, old or something"? The more I observed this bird I realized not only it wasn't a house sparrow, because it's character was somewhat timid, sweet and social. Later I had refilled a bird feeder and left it on my back porch for a few days. Well, the birds found it and they were probably thinking "the dang bird lady is never gonna hang the feeder up, so lets eat here ya"ll"! So...unnoticed to the birds, I took their picture from inside the window that was only about six feet from that feeder.

I had several different species of birds visit that feeder while it was on the porch. A lot of good close up photos too!

This painting is size 7x5 oil on canvas panel. It is available for $75.00. Thank you for viewing.

Male Cardinal by Ann Hoffpauir

Male cardinals are very showy and handsome. These birds are in my yard year round and I enjoy watching them. As they fly from limb to limb or across the sky one can't help but look to see those beautiful birds because of their bright vivid color.

The male cardinal help raise their young. They bring food to the female as she incubates the eggs. Males also bring food to the nest after the babies hatch and even help feed them when they are adult size. Yep, teaching their kids how to take care of themselves out in this hugh world.

As I am writing this, I can see my neighbor is cutting the grass in his pasture to bale hay. Ah, I like the smell of fresh mown hay. The cattle egrets are following the tractors to catch and eat insects. I gotta go now and photograph all that action. Paintings are waiting to happen!

This painting is size 5x7 oil on canvas panel. It's available for $75.00.

Thank you for viewing.

© Ann Hoffpauir