the art blog of alicia weller

Bird Bath

Birds like bubble baths.

This is 7″x5″ watercolor and ink. I may look at this again in a couple days and add some very minor finishing touches. I can’t look at it any more today though.


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October 23, 2011   1 Comment

Book Snails

It is not only worms who read, snails read too.


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October 13, 2011   2 Comments

Lemurs

On Saturday morning I went to the Duke Lemur Center and did their Walking with the Lemurs tour. It was pretty neat. I got to hang out with some ring tailed lemurs while they ate for probably 30mns or so, but it felt like 5mns. I am considering doing the tour again with a different type of lemur.

I painted this lemur after the tour. There are also some photos below.


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October 12, 2011   No Comments

Ladybugs on Daisies

I have had a thing for ladybugs lately. Not sure why. I used my brush pens for this one. I haven’t used them in a while, but I was in the mood to do something fast and loose.

This is 7×5″ watercolor and ink on paper.


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September 29, 2011   No Comments

Mushrooms Usually Sleep at Night

There have been a lot of mushrooms in the woods lately. I like this one because the colors are nice from far away, but then there are some small critters so you have to get close to see what is going on.

It’s 7×5″ watercolor, ink and colored pencil on paper.


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September 28, 2011   1 Comment

Chickadee on a Crooked Wine Glass

This is a 5×7″ watercolor, ink and colored pencil painting.


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September 26, 2011   3 Comments

Mouse in the Rain

It has been raining a lot in Durham lately. I love the rain. This mouse is 7×5″ watercolor, ink and colored pencil.


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September 25, 2011   1 Comment

Green Eyed Snail

The colors look fairly close to the real thing on this photo (at least on my monitor). It’s a 7×5″ watercolor and ink painting.


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September 22, 2011   2 Comments