Okay, so I've taken the plunge and I've had a crack at painting some actual art.  So I've so far painted two birds.  Above, the Blue Faced Honeyeater (still waiting for it to dry so will most likely go over this one again) to the left, the Rainbow Bee Eater.

If you look at the photos on the website, you will see the photos I took and have now attempted to change.  So far, things I have discovered - water is hard!  Getting paint to do what you want - hard.  Getting the bird to look like a bird - well, I think I've done okay there.  Any feedback is welcome as I'd love to sell some art to help support my photography hobby.  Looking at other websites, I see pictures priced in the $100s and even in the $1000s and half the time, I honestly just don't get it!  It could be just me though.

So, went up to Townsville to visit family.  Of course the camera came along and boy, did I get some awesome photos!  (You'll see some of them soon and it makes me wonder, what could I get up to if I had a real wild life lens - any sponsors out there?)

Anyway, I got quite a few of the birds on my all-time want to see / photograph list including the Blue Winged Kookaburra, White Bellied Sea Eagle, Sun Birds and Rainbow Bee Eaters (boy are those suckers quick!).

With the photography kicking along nicely and a major urge to get art and crafty, I'm hoping to have some actual photos available for sale and there will be some attempts at art.  But we'll see how that goes.

An updated bird list will be posted soon but in the meantime, happy hunting!