Laura Gibbons

Animal artist painting original art and animal portrait commissions in oils.

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

Happy Valentine's Day!
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[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/PH20CcTvG9

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

He's a few days late but "Solstice Owl" is here! My first barn owl painting in oils on canvas, completed on summer solstice a couple of years ago, what else could he be called. I remember painting all the beautiful… https://t.co/c21tXYdzGz

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

A compilation of sparrows and tits for a Friday evening. Little fluffy birds are my painting happy place. Whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed and need a break from a large piece there's always a little fluffy bird… https://t.co/qm5qdbUNuw

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

And the thunder goes on! And on, and on! Three afternoons of thunderstorms and they've been amazing! Luckily my boys aren't bothered by the thunder, I found Steve outside on the patio in the pouring rain and had to… https://t.co/ba5RV2joct

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

Sunday is for circles? I stood in the rain this afternoon watching the sparrows swoop around my garden, darting from branch to branch, circling the guineapig run, tormenting the pigeons, all while darting between… https://t.co/0pkDt4HVWK

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

Every day is zebra day! Or at least I wish it was, I love painting zebras, becoming lost in the intricacies of their stripes and playing with the contrasting tones between the black and white. My zebras are never… https://t.co/dn7Gfjmfcb

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

I realised it's been a while since I posted a stag! I miss going to Tatton Park and struggling for hours to get a decent photograph. Trudging through the rain (it always rains when I have my camera), avoiding sheep… https://t.co/6TI45q1Cts

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

Well that was an unscheduled break, I've had to take some time off to clear up since Steven has decided everything within his reach must be chewed! 6 months old and as tall as Daniel, there's no hope for me.
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So a… https://t.co/ZjHwRurByJ

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

It's been a hot day here, mostly spent chasing Steve to see what he's stolen this time. Turns out he's something of an art critic too and that painting was not up to his demanding standards!!
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Scrolling through… https://t.co/DAN58Y6nzE

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

The Battle of Tuono. This could be seen as an example of life affecting art. I lost someone very close to me before I painted this, and what had been a light painting in my mind before the loss, became a dark scene;… https://t.co/d4Q9E1scda

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

Friday has got to be zebra day! It is Friday right?? I dont know about you but I'm losing track of the days whilst isolating, I was never that good about keeping track of them before all of this!
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I often get asked… https://t.co/25oImkUALq

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

I love to experiment with my art, I love realism but I'm striving to capture more than a photographic reproduction. I want to capture the essence of an animal, the character, the intensity, the way nature feels a… https://t.co/9eH7QjJE2y

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

Every time I paint a barn owl I say to myself never again! All the beautiful patterns on their wings drive me crazy, but everytime I finish one I'm already planning the next. .
I was told the background on this one… https://t.co/anEWvfoXbb

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

A purple zebula! I've been feeling the need to paint another zebra lately and the need to paint another zebula or maybe another space tiger!
. I've currently got five pieces in various stages of completeness, one… https://t.co/iHiLzbSI3y

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

We've finally had some decent rain here, we did nothing but complain about the rain over winter and we must have offended the clouds because they disappeared for the last month. What little grass the dogs have left… https://t.co/Q09viDkhu7

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

I get asked why I paint sparrows when they're such a boring little bird. Boring!!!! Never!! My garden is ruled by a gang of these cheeky little things, they swarm my bamboo, chase greenfly on my rose, steal hay from… https://t.co/K1fczawkFe

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

How beautiful is Daisy. She didn't have the best start in life, was passed around a little through no fault of her own, but she truly landed on her paws with her forever family.

This fluffy little girl is loved and… https://t.co/l5xy8RwZUf

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

I'm feeling the need for some tranquil art today, I've spent much of it in my second life working with accounts and the HMRC website, hard when computers loathe my very existence!

I love Badgers but I've not been… https://t.co/X1ifOl58uq

[Laura Gibbons @Lauraspaintings]

Cherry blossom has to be one of my favourite things in the world, there's something about the temporary beauty that falls on the wind like snow flakes, it always makes me happy.

I only have a baby cherry tree that… https://t.co/urLIqad5JB