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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · 7d

I am calling this one “More please”. This cute pig has little morsels of food stuck to his face and looks so hopeful that there will be more on its way.

Reference photo by Richard Jemison

Hand-painted in acrylics on a 4x4 mini canvas, sealed with matte varnish.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · 12d

I love the tranquil setting and soft look of the inspiration artwork by Michelle Philip (used with permission). I didn’t recreate the whole artwork but tried to capture the essence of it on these three tiny rocks that I will hide around my hometown.

See michellephilip (.com).

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · 27d

I painted up these tiny leaves to hide.

Painted in acrylics on a river rock. Sealed with matte varnish.

Based on my own reference photo.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Oct 2

For a monthly challenge for September, I created some hider rocks featuring dragonflies and rainbows, in honor of someone very dear to me.

Painted in acrylics on river rocks.

Reference photo for dragonfly by Vicki Kuehl.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Sep 28

This is a memorial painting of Holly. I was so smitten by her sweet face.

Painted in acrylics on a lake rock. Sealed with satin varnish.

Reference photo by Holly’s human.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Sep 21

This baby raccoon is looking up fondly at the person who rescued her.

Based on photo by Crystal Wellman from Free Reference Animal Images for Artist.

Painted in acrylics on a Santorini stone. Sealed with matte varnish.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Sep 12

This cute little vole was fun to paint.

Based on a photo by Peter Skillen from Free Reference Animal Images For Artists.

Painted in acrylics on a lake rock.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Aug 31

This beautiful woman is based on the illustration “Looking very undancey indeed” by Arthur Rackham. It was released in 1906 in “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens” and is in the public domain. I painted her on an agate slice in acrylics.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Aug 29

This was wonderfully done and very insightful. Great job!

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Aug 27

This girl hugging her horse is painted in acrylics on a mini 4x4 canvas. Hope you like it!

Reference photo by Alicia Nicole Woperis from Free Reference Photos For Artists

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Aug 5

Here are some quirky little pigs painted in acrylics on small rocks. I made the legs out of jewelry wire. My own design.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Jul 28

Oops! I think I missed shark week by a day or so. There are so many different hues of blues and greens, it was tricky to make the shark stand out while still blending into the ocean.

Reference photo by Julia Dennis.

Acrylics on a lake pebble.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Jul 26

This is a rainbow bee-eater playing with his food. I painted it on an agate slice using acrylics.

Reference photos by Steve Nicholls.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Jul 23

The theme this week in one of my painting groups was fruit. I painted this bright pear based on photo by Wendy Hodgkins Corniquet.

Painted in acrylics on Santorini stone. Size is about 2.25 inches.Sealed with Liquitex satin varnish.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Jul 20

Running free! This little duckling is based on a reference photo by Brad Paul Bradder from Free Reference Animal Images for Artists. This cutie is about 3 inches long and painted in acrylics on a Santorini slice. Sealed with Liquitex satin varnish.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Jul 19

This sweet baby elephant looks like he is living his best life. Painted on a 2.25 inch Santorini circle.

Reference photo by Brittany Parker (@capturedimagesbybrittany) on Instagram.

Painted in acrylics.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Jul 18

Meet the ravens Nightwing, Moonfeather, and Shadow.

Reference photo from Amanda Ellis of FRPFA for guidance on the main features of these birds.

Painted in acrylics on lake pebbles. Legs are made from 20 gauge jewelry wire.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Jul 17

These little chaps are called blue tits. I think they are so cute and wish I had made more than two.

Reference photo from Bill Jones.

Painted in acrylics on lake pebbles. Legs are made from 20 gauge jewelry wire.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Jul 10

The majority of you said no legs for the eagles, so legless they shall remain. I added legs for two of these chickens though.

Loosely based on photo by Pam Fretwell from Free Reference Animal Images. Painted in acrylics on river rocks.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Jul 9

What do y’all think—legs or no legs for these guys? I intended to make them into leggy eagles with wire legs, but am second guessing myself.

Loosely based on a photo by Alfred Kenneally from Unsplash.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Jul 6

In a group challenge we were challenged to paint a landscape photo in the Naive style. My version ended up being more of a Naive/realism hybrid. Based on a photo by Richard Jemison, from Artist Reference Photos by WenPhoto. It is about 2x2.5 inches.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Jun 20

Here is another wee duckling. I love how he appears to be flapping his wings with delight. He is not quite 2.5 inches.

Reference photo by Stine Solaas from FRPFA.

Painted in acrylics on a Santorini slice. Sealed with Liquitex satin varnish.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Jun 19

Here is a wee duckling I painted for a duck prompt.

Reference photo by Kristal Sullivan Pugh from FRPFA.

Painted in acrylics on a Santorini slice.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Jun 14

I painted this sweet hummingbird mama and her babies for a friend. It is painted on a heart-shaped agate slice.

Reference photo by Lisa Meyers Swanson.

Painted in acrylics. Sealed with Rustoleum gloss finish.

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Kiki Paints Rocks @kikipaintsrocks.bsky.social · Jun 8

This hummingbird is painted on a 4-inch selenite circle..

Reference photo by Wendy Poole Levasseur from Library of Artists Reference Photos.

Painted in acrylics on selenite slice. Sealed with Liquitex gloss finish.

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