Carolina Wren

This little Carolina Wren lives in my yard, loves suet cakes and makes a joyful song every morning. He doesn't seem to be intimidated by the mean Mockingbird who has managed to set up housekeeping around my feeder.

This painting is available at the Row House Gallery and Framing in Milford, Ohio.
Copyright 2019 Linda McCoy
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Wren

This little Carolina Wren has been visiting my backyard feeder for some time. I have taken dozens of pictures of him and sometimes he strikes a perfect pose. 

5"x7" Oil 

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Copyright 2019 Linda McCoy

Chocolate Chirp, Song Sparrow

Sometimes when I'm working on a painting I'll share it with my brother, Larry. He always comes up with a unique title, sometimes putting a different spin on the painting. His immediate response to this little Song Sparrow was "Chocolate Chirp." I loved it, so here it is, in oil, 6"x6" on Ampersand Gessobord.

August Feast, Sunflower and Sparrow

We have a magnificent sunflower field in Mason, Ohio, not too far from where I live. The flowers are planted every year by Natorp's Nursery in Mason. When the sunflowers bloom people come from everywhere to take pictures, they bring props with them, chairs, toys, picture frames to frame themselves in the field. I wonder how many "selfies" are taken here every year?
I went twice this past summer, once to meet my grandsons and my daughter-in-law. It was a great day and the boys seemed to enjoy the flowers and the picture taking. We must go again next year.

Since I paint so many bird paintings, I decided to go back when the sunflowers were drooping over and seeding; I was rewarded with more sparrows than I could count. They were flitting from flower to flower gorging themselves on ripened seeds.

The painting is one of my favorites. I love the sighing sunflower petals, the birds, and the color of the August sky.

This painting hung for a few months at Sinclair College in Mason, along with other Arts Alliance Painters.  I brought it home on this frigid Cincinnati day.
9"x12" Oil
https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/linda-mccoy/august-feast-sunflower-and-sparrow/722803

Lucy and Ethel

It has really been a cold and snowy winter here. Last year was mild and I got spoiled. So did these two Female Cardinals sitting in an icy tree a few days ago. My brother, Larry decided this painting should be named Lucy and Ethel, and so it is.
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Copyright 2019 Linda McCoy

Snowbird, Slate Colored Junco

Their arrival signals winter has come to the Ohio River Valley. We had an unusually heavy snowstorm and this little Junco didn't seem to mind. I photographed him through the window as he sat on the deck under the bird feeder waiting his turn.
6"x6" oil. Sold


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Red Breasted Nuthatch ll

This little bird has been hanging out at my feeder for about two months. He loves suet cakes imbedded with crickets. He will leave soon on his journey south, for warmer weather. In the summer he lives in the northern areas of the United States and Canada.
6"x6" Oil
Copyright 2019 Linda McCoy
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Carolina Wren

This little Carolina Wren sold today at the Row House Gallery in Milford, Ohio, along with two other bird paintings and a still life. Thank you Nancy!

6"x6" Oil on ampersand gessobord. Copyright 2018, Linda McCoy

Wonder, Carolina Wren

We had our first snow a few days ago, and the birds were busy in the early morning light.  I watched for awhile, and in particular, this little Carolina Wren. I was lucky enough to capture a photo of him as he experienced, what might be his first snow.  He seemed a little bewildered to me and I hope I have expressed this feeling in the painting. 

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The Last Dahlia

Autumn has definitely arrived in Ohio. The Dahlia's that bloomed so beautifully all summer are now sleeping. I set this still life up on the deck, and it took me days to get the reference photo I was looking for. The chickadee cooperated, lured closer to the jug by a few seeds and nuts. The jug is a favorite new prop, purchased at Rose and Remmington here in Ohio.
5"x7" Oil on gessobord. Yes, that's the correct spelling for gessobord, but autocorrect doesn't like it. Gessobord is a product made by Ampersand, archival with a smooth surface which I prefer.
Copyright Linda McCoy 2018

Pumpkin Cupcake

A yummy treat from Fresh Market. 6"x6" oil on gessobord. 

Copyright 2018 Linda McCoy

Art Affaire, Milford, Ohio September 22, 2018

A great day in Milford! Many thanks to the organizers, volunteers, the people of Milford and to the collectors who bought my paintings! It was an awesome day!

Copyright 2018 Linda McCoy

Avacado and Strawberries_Linda McCoy

Just some fun with empty avocado skins. 

6"x6" oil gesso board. 

Copyright 2018 Linda McCoy

Aretha Frankllin_Linda McCoy_Oil on canvas

This is a repost from January 22, 2009. Farewell, Aretha.

I lived in Detroit for a few years where, as you would imagine Aretha Franklin is an institution. An associate named Cynthia came into my office one Monday morning and said "Linda you will never guess who was at church yesterday......Aretha Franklin! She came in wearing a gorgeous hat and she sang with us!" I asked Cynthia how it was. "Linda, she ROCKED the house!" How wonderful that she returns to the church she once attended in her youth and still sings with the congregation.

This is her as she sang "My Country 'tis of Thee" for the inauguration. I think she did a great job. How fortunate we are to have her as a national treasure.

My favorite of her recordings? Why "Freeway of Love" of course!

lindamccoyart@live.com 6" X 6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas.

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Elise, Oil Portrait, Linda McCoy

A lovely young lady I met while teaching a painting

class. Private Collection

11"x14" Oil on gallery wrapped canvas

Copyright 2018 Linda McCoy

Lavender Rose Oil Painting

This painting is a study for a larger painting I'm working on.
5"x7" Oil on gessoboard  SOLD
Copyright 2018 Linda McCoy

Into the Great Wide Open_Carolina Wren Oil Painting

I was fortunate to get a good reference for this little bird as he 

flew from the deck to the feeder. 

6"x6" Oil on gessoboard SOLD

Copyright 2018 Linda McCoy

Mia, Oil Portrait

The beautiful little granddaughter of a high 

school friend.
Private Collection

Green Roses Still Life Oil Painting

16"x20" Oil on gessoboard. This is how the flowers looked with

the sunlight pouring through the window. Painted from life. The 

green roses are from Oberer's here in the Cincinnati area. 

copyright 2018 Linda McCoy

White Rabbit Still Life Oil Painting

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A little still life, 6"x6"

Copyright 2018 Linda McCoy