Abbe Fardon
@abbefardon
Painter living in Derbyshire UK I love birds, animals, books and music. Instagram www.instagram.com/manorhouseart
Lily. Oil on paper #flowers #flowersinart #lily #bloomscrolling #oilpainting
More flower painting. Went to see the In Bloom exhibition at @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social and was inspired. Great exhibition. Oil and oil pastel on paper. Work in progress
Work in progress of my friend's car. Never painted a car before. (And may never again!) It's so hard. Not Gordon Crosby but I'm enjoying it. #clancrusader #racecar #classiccar
My son and Percy Patterdale Acrylic on board #portrait #acrylicpainting #patterdaleterrier #rescuedog
Another white rabbit nearly done. Just need to make his hideout a little more shady.
Little Owl Oil pastels and oils on board Thanks to Suzie Bradbury @suziesnaps on Instagram for brilliant reference photo.
Don't know what I'm doing with oil pastels but sketching an idea for a composition. Every day for the last few days I've seen a small white rabbit. Sometimes with his brown bunny family and sometimes on his own. Like a little magical creature.
Barn Swallow Oil pastel and paint in paper #birds #barnswallow #hirundorustica #oilpastels #oilpainting
Our female blackbird with leucistic markings has been visiting the garden for about five or six years.
Whilst admiring the stunning mosaics at Chedworth Roman Villa in the Cotswolds, I found two White snails (descendants of the snails brought by the Romans) and a basking common lizard. #nationaltrust #ntchedworth #whitesnail #commonlizard
Swallows Oil on paper Painted a few years ago now. Swallows are here in the outhouses again this year. Haven't seen any house martins yet. #swallows #ukbirds #britishwildlife #oilpainting
Ring necked parakeet sketch. Pencil on card. And a touch of acrylic paint.
Dog commission finished and varnished. The smiley boy on the right now has two ears! #dogcommission #oilpainting
Sparrows and Blossom. Commission. Acrylic on paper. What beautiful birds, sparrows are. Cheeky, squabbly creatures with such character. #britishbirds #housesparrow #ukwildlife
Our friendly female blackbird. She's not friendly to any other birds that dare to land. She's been in and around our garden for years. Lovely that she's so recognisable. (Blurry photo taken with my phone.)
Painting a double happy face portrait. These two are making me smile as I paint. Work in progress. Oil on stretched canvas. #rottweiler #tongueouttuesday
I painted this loving pair from a photo with kind permission from the photographer, Ernesto Orellana. I now have another commission to paint two wood pigeons in different pose. If any of the brilliant photographers I follow have a photo of a Woody I could use, ideally two, I'd really appreciate it 😊
Illustration time again Acrylic and Faber Castell pencils. Frogs on the way. They have the best faces.
Messing about with oil pastels today. It is hailing outside and my magnolia is taking a bashing.
Young hare in coloured pencil on paper. #ukwildlife #marchhare #nature