Weasel

He's a bonny little fella even if he is a weasel! The texture of the wood and fur are lovely Paul.

What a lovely Weasel he is! Beautiful painting!

Nothing wrong with weasels, young Sarah Bottjer! Granted they&#39;re really not wanted in the hen coop, but they do a brilliant job at keeping all kinds of pests at bay - and they happen to be beautiful. If you see one in the hedgerow, and it sees you, it will dart away; but if you just stand there and wait, it will invariably appear again to take another look at you - they&#39;re intensely curious. <br /><br />Weasily recognized, of course; stoats - well - stoatally different... (Ah, the old ones are the best, eh?)<br /><br />Well done, Paul - another brilliantly executed critter for your collection.

Beautiful creatures and so is this Paul, it&#39;s a tremendous painting. Love his wet nose and the twinkle in his eye....no doubt got his eye on a mouse or vole.

LOL! Paul I stand corrected. I once saw a rabbit being chased by a weasel and then a hawk swooped down to join in the action too. The rabbit jumped down his burrow and I often wondered whether the hawk picked up the weasel as a consolation prize. Nature in action that&#39;s for sure.<br />

Thank you everyone for you lovely comments, I really enjoyed painting this one with a good variety of colours. The main brush size was a Rosemary &amp; Co 00 &#39;Spotter&#39; sable, with the addition of the same make of brush sizes 2, 5 &amp; 8. I was surprised at the control I have with these brushes and the shorter hair but lovely to use, the finer brushes do wear down quickly with detail work but are not expensive to replace.<br />The paints are Winsor &amp; Newton half pans with the odd tubed burnt sienna, sap green and brown/blue for the background. :-)

In a word.....Stunning!

this is lovely painting