Barbara Haviland Blogs

I have been experimenting with bright bold colors and creating small oils. This is what I call sunrise. It is 7"x5" and available here for you. Title Sunrise Medium oils on canvas luan panel Size 7"x5" Signed by Barbara Haviland Pur... 

This seascape study is part of an online workshop by Richard Robinson (New Zealand artist) and it has been fun. This is my first small study. Title Pounders Beach Study Medium oils on canvas panel Size 6"x6" purchase 50.00 + 10.00 shipp... 

I love painting SandDollars and this is my newest one. It is done in oils and measures 5"x5". It is signed and comes ready to frame and enjoy. Title Sand Dollar on Red Medium oils on canvas panel Size 5"x5" Framed and Signed http://ba... 

I am painting roses. I find them very hard to capture. This one is done in oils and is on a gallery wrap canvas. It has a dark background with reds and greens. Title Red Rose I Medium oils on gallery wrap canvas Size 6"x6" purchase price 50.... 

http://barbarahaviland.fineartstudioonline.com/works/816785/teaching-chef-by-barbara-haviland I saw something like this a long time ago. I have painted it my way and hope you like it. The painting measures 7"x5" and is signed and ready to en... 

I did this pink Rose from a real rose. It is done in oils on a canvas panel. This painting is part of my daily paint works. I find if I start each day with a mini, I can create some precious gems. Title Pink Rose Medium oils on canvas Size 8... 

http://barbarahaviland.fineartstudioonline.com/works/951976/garden-red-hibiscus-by-barbara-haviland This lovely Red Hibiscus came from my garden. I have several kinds of Hibiscus. My only problem with the flowers is that they don' keep for lo... 

Size: 10"x8" Medium: oils on canvas Signed and comes with COA http://barbarahavilandfineart.com/works/497503/little-yellow-bird THIS IS PART OF MY 50BIRDS IN 50DAYS FOR $50.EACH THE YELLOW BIRD IS BIGGER BUT, I BEGAN THIS SERIES WI... 

The Mountain Bluebird is a medium-sized bird weighing about 30 g with a length from 16–20 cm. They have light underbellies and black eyes. Adult males have thin bills that are bright turquoise-blue and somewhat lighter beneath. Wikipedia Title Moun... 

The Silvereye or Wax-eye (Zosterops lateralis) is a very small passerine bird native to Australia, New Zealand and the south-west Pacific islands of Lord Howe, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji. It is common to abundant throughout... 

The American Robin is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the flycatcher family... 

Like other bee-eaters, this species is a richly coloured, slender bird. It is about 9 inches (16–18 cm) long with about 2 inches made up by the elongated central tail-feathers. The sexes are not visually distinguishable. The entire plumage is bri... 

The Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus[2] or Parus caeruleus[3]) is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. The bird is easily recognisable by its blue and yellow plumage. Blue tits, usually resident and non-migratory birds, are widesprea... 

The Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) is a small passerine bird in the Tyrannidae, or tyrant flycatcher family. Most flycatchers are rather drab, but the Vermilion Flycatcher is a striking exception. It is a favourite with birders, but ... 

Pelicans are a genus of large water birds in the family Pelecanidae. They are characterised by a long beak and large throat pouch used in catching, and draining water from, their prey. The eight living pelican species have a sometimes patchy glob... 

Habitat: Mountainous regions; in summer, they are found in rocky, grass covered meadows and winters in coniferous and mixed forests. Description: The males are adorned with beautiful metallic colors of green, purple, red and blue; they also have a... 

Bald Eagle is a magnificent bird and the bird of our Great Country. He is part of my 50 birds in 50 days for $50.oo each http://barbarahavilandfineart.com/works/934882/bald-eagle-37-50birds-in-50days-for-$5000each Title Bald Eagle Medium oi... 

The tits, chickadees, and titmice constitute Paridae, a large family of small passerine birds which occur in the northern hemisphere and Africa. Most were formerly classified in the genus Parus. Wikipedia Title Tit #36 Medium oils on canvas pa... 

The American Robin, Turdus migratorius, is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely ... Wikipedia Title Robin Medium oils on ca... 

Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds from the Mimidae family. They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of other birds and the sounds of insects and amphibians,often loudly and in rapid succession. There a... 

The Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of North and much of Central America. It breeds from Alaska and Newfoundland south to Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, and Guatemala, wit... 

The Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) formerly known in North America as the Louisiana Heron, is a small heron. It is a resident breeder from the Gulf states of the USA and northern Mexico south through Central America and the Caribbean to cent... 

http://barbarahavilandfineart.com/works/929203/swallowtail-gull-30-50birds-in-50days-for-$50-each Title Swallowtail Gull Medium oils on canvas panel Size 7"x5" Signed and framed The Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus) is an equato... 

The woodpeckers, piculets, wrynecks, and sapsuckers are a family, Picidae, of near-passerine birds. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia and New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions. Most species live in fore... 

The breeding habitats of these birds are the edges of deciduous and mixed woods across eastern North America. The range of this bird overlaps with that of the similar Bullock's Oriole in the midwest, and the two species are sometimes considered to be... 

Flamingos or flamingoes[1] (About this sound pronunciation (help·info)) are a type of wading bird in the genus Phoenicopterus (from Greek φοινικόπτερος meaning "purple wing"), the only ...