Gold finch on Teazle From a photo taken by Norah Blount

Thanks Norah for allowing me to use your pic.

Gorgeous Carole painted in minimal strokes and resulting in a very fresh painting .great

Beautiful Carole....very expressive

Really nice Carole, as Dennis suggests very 'fresh'.

This has a really lovely and spontaneous feel to it Carole. They are lovely little birds, and spend a lot of time on my sunflower heart feeders. And I spend a lot of money on bird food!!

It's more than a scribble Carole.....it's smashing!

You are all very kind, thank you.

Gorgeous little birds - you can&#39;t believe the intensity of their colour when the winter sunlight hits them (if we ever get any..). <br /><br />This sketch captures their character,

That&#39;s a lovely piece of work Carole ....hope you have a lovely Christmas and all the best for the new year

Thanks Robert and Dermot. Have a great Christmas ;)

A lovely pair of finches for Christmas Carole. Please excuse the pun. Merry Christmas and happy painting in the New Year.

Just right.

Wishing you all the best for the new year Carole look forward to seeing plenty more like this

Just after getting back on here Carole, beautiful use of limited palette, great to see it painted