Category Archives: Penguins

Penelope & Louis Sunrise Snow Moon

Acrylic Painting, art, birds, Clouds, colorful, colors, Falkland Islands, Painting Canvas, Penguins, reflections, Snow Moon, sun, Sunrise, Uncategorized, water, Wood Canvas

This is my 9th painting of Penelope and Louis continuing their globe trotting adventures. Here they are in the Falkland Islands at sunrise with a February Snow Moon. The Falkland Islands are considered as being the Penguin capital of the world. 5 species of Penguins live on these islands in the South Atlantic. I painted this on 3 small wood pine planks.

Penguins In Africa

Acrylic Painting, Africa, art, birds, colorful, colors, DIY, fun, Giraffe, Landscape, Painting Canvas, Penguins, silhouette, sky, sun, sunset, Trees, Uncategorized, Wood Canvas, Zebra

This is my 7th painting of Penelope and Louis penguin adventures. This time they find themselves in the African plains. This painting was inspired by my 8 year old grandson who says he wants to be a zoologist when he grows up. He asked me…”Grandpa can you paint the penguins in Africa?” He loves everything animals! How could I say no. I did this painting on 3 pine board planks.

Louis Hang Gliding

Acrylic Painting, art, beach, birds, Coast line, Florida, Hang Gliding, Navarre Beach, ocean, Painting Canvas, Penguins, Sand, sky, water, Waves, Wood Canvas,

Penguin Hang Gliding

This is #6 in a series of paintings depicting the adventures of Penelope and Louis. Two loving penguins exploring the world. The backdrop of this painting was inspired from a drive my wife and I took along Navarre beach on the Florida coast years ago. I remember having to drive very slow along this stretch. It’s 18 miles of raw unspoiled coast line from Pensacola to Navarre beach. There are no homes or buildings along the route, just dunes and water as far as the eye can see. Top speed was 45 mph. This is conservatory/nature route, so the speed limit is reduced for this reason. Not sure where Penelope and Louis will end up next? My wacky imagination will come up with something though. I used 4 pine planks for this painting.

Penguins Heart On The Beach

Acrylic Painting, art, beach, Clouds, ocean, Painting Canvas, Penguins, Sand, Sea, sea shells, sky, water, Waves

Penquins Heart On The Beach

This is my fourth painting in a series of Penelope and Louis. World Penguin Day is coming up on 25 April 2017, so I wanted a special painting of them on their day. By facing each other and holding their flippers they created a heart. I will call this painting Penguins Heart On The Beach. It is painted on three pine board planks. The beach is the unpainted wood, and I glued on some sea shells for an added effect. Hope you enjoy the painting.

Penguins at Piney Falls

Acrylic Painting, art, birds, Boulders, Camping, Cane Creek Falls, Clouds, Fall Creek Falls State Park, Falls, fun, Painting Canvas, Penguins, sky, Trees, water, Water Falls, Wood Canvas

Penguins at Piney Falls

Penelope and Louis are at it again. In my last painting, they found themselves in the desert. This is the third in a series. After playing in the desert sand they made their way east to Fall Creek Falls State Park. Although Penelope and Louis are a figment of my imagination this location is not. It is very much a real location. Piney Falls is one of many in this Park. The noise of the falls, and the peace and beauty surrounding it make it a great destination for our two love birds. Their artic snowy memories have faded into wooded bliss, and so they will stay awhile and relax. World Penguin Day is April 25th. Crazy I know. But hey, it helps me with coming up with silly painting ideas. This painting was painted on three pine board planks.

Penguins In The Desert

Acrylic Painting, Arizona, art, birds, Cactus, Clouds, Desert, fun, mountains, Painting Canvas, Penguins, Sand, sky, sunset,

penguins-in-desert

19 January is “Penguin Awareness Day” and on 25 April its “World Penguin Day”. Who knew? I certainly didn’t until I stumbled upon this info while surfing the net. It turns out that I just completed a painting involving penguins. In fact, it is my second painting with these two love birds. They are Louis and Penelope named from the movie Trading Places. In my first painting that I posted in this blog, Louis and Penelope are whale watching. In this painting, Louis and Penelope wild adventures continue. Penelope says to Louis… “Louis, how did we end up in the desert? Louis replies… “We took a wrong turn in Canada Penelope”. In this painting, I used the native Saguaro Cactus found in Arizona. My canvas is constructed with 4 pine wood planks glued together. The misadventures of Penelope and Louis will continue. It will be awhile though. They have to get out of the desert first.

Rare Penguin Moment Captured

Acrylic Painting, art, birds, Clouds, fun, Light House, Painting Canvas, Penguins, sky, water, Waves, Whale Breaching, Whales, White Water, Wood Canvas

Penguin Moment

I decided to paint another strange picture. Why not? We live in a wacky world anyway. Earlier I had painted two whales playing soccer (you can view that pic further down in this blog). After receiving some good compliments on it I decided a Whale encore was in order. I call this one “Rare Penguin Moment Captured”. Nothing odd about two penguins admiring a majestic whale breaching the sea. Just two loving penguins admiring another sea creature I thought. I named the penguins Louis and Penelope after the movie “Trading Places”. One funny movie. Louis and Penelope just seemed to me to be the right fit for these two love birds. Perhaps you will see them again in another painting? You never know where these two will end up. Okay…..I’ve lost my mind. I’m talking about fictitious animals and scenery. Oh well, a little humor can go a long way 🙂 I hope you enjoy the painting.

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