Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

© Ann Hoffpauir This is a small watercolor wildlife painting of a Carolina Chickadee.  I like these little birds and their sweet character.  I have these birds and many more species that frequent my yard almost year round.  I enjoy observing the wildlife where I live. http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com  

© AnnHoffpauir This little Titmouse was in a shrub near my back porch.   I like wildlife subjects to paint and one of my favorites are small song birds.   Where I live there is an abundance of wildlife.   Most of the time you just have to be patient and them, the birds and other critters will appear.   Observing them always benefits me in my artwork.  http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com    

© AnnHoffpauir   I have been painting miniature works for the last several days.  I chose to do a series of the song birds around my home.  This stiff lookin' little bird is an Eastern Bluebird.  Maybe he sees a cat nearby and he is on alert.  Whatever it is, he's ready...! http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com

© AnnHoffpauir   This little fella, a Carolina Wren, had just finished taking a bath.   He flew into a shrub close by and I was able to observe him.   His feathers were all askew making him look scruffy.   I placed him into the landscape with just a twig he is resting on, to not take away from his bath pose. http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com  

© AnnHoffpauir A little female Eastern bluebird that lives in one of several bluebird houses on our property. I call them their little condos. I also painted the "condos" the primary colors red, yellow and blue. The bluebirds seem to like the red and yellow one's the most. Actually it takes the female bluebird a few days to make up her mind which one she likes the most. I know, typical female even in the bird world. This is the fourth in my series of painting song birds. This painting also went to the Texas Bluebird Society auction. For more of my bird and wildlife paintings check out my website at http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com

© AnnHoffpauir The American Goldfinch is one of many song birds or yard birds, that travel through our property every spring and fall. I didn't realize how many different species of birds came our way until I took the time to really look. We have this one, the Goldfinch, Warblers, Eastern Bluebirds and Cardinals just to name a few. I am planning to paint a series of birds, songs birds first. Later, birds of prey and more water birds. If you especially like a particular bird leave me a note and I will paint it and post it. Visit my website to view more wildlife at http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com

© AnnHoffpauir An Orange Angel Fish is the third in a series of paintings of salt water fish. These paintings are very exciting to paint because of letting the paint follow the wet misted paper. I used negative painting in the coral again as in the last two Angel fish. Enjoy. Visit me at http://WWW.ArtworkbyAnn.com

© AnnHoffpauir Another Angel fish. I may do a series of these type fish. Salt water fish are very beautiful to paint especially in watercolor. The colors seem to mix themselves on the misted paper. I used a lot of negative shapes to create the coral in this painting as I did in a previous Angel fish painting. http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com

© AnnHoffpauir This Blue Angel Fish was painted for a friend that wanted something that would fit in her beach house. Salt water fish would fit that description. Angel Fish are very pretty and colorful. This painting is done in watercolor with a lot of negative painting to create the coral. I will be posting more soon. Visit my website at http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com

© AnnHoffpauir The Eastern Bluebird is one of the sweetest little birds that are around my home. The male bluebird is very caring to the female bluebird and later to their baby chicks. They often have two broods in one season. It is interesting to watch how the bluebird pair interact with each other and their babies. This particular painting is going to the Texas Bluebird Society for their auction. This painting of a songbird is one of a series I am planning on creating. For more bird paintings and wildlife paintings please visit my website at http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com