Downtown Duluth, plein air and studio painting. 14 by 17, fluid acrylics on vellum bristol. Last time I did plein air, I got chased away by a wasp 😂 #pleinairpainting #acrylicpainting #traditionalart #traditionalpainting #tree

Fierce Hawk, 11 by 14, fluid acrylics on vellum illustration board. Finished this guy on Friday evening, I missed painting birds! Doing a lot of different subject matter as of late. 👍 #traditionalart #acrylicpainting #traditionalpainting #birds #hawk

Self-portrait, 11 by 14, fluid acrylics on vellum illustration board. Practicing some portraits again, taking a break from plants. 👍 #acrylicpainting #portraitpainting #traditionalpainting #traditionalart #selfportraitpainting

Cinespace Weed, 14 by 18, fluid acrylics on vellum illustration board. This is referenced from a weed that was growing at a studio where I worked. It was growing by a narrow back road where workers liked to park. #acrylic #acrylicpainting #traditionalart #traditionalpainting #weed

Strong Tree, 11 by 14, fluid acrylics on vellum illustration board. Finished this one over the weekend, colors scanned well. I have one larger painting to do but I think I will stick to this size for awhile. #acrylics #acrylicpainting #traditionalpainting #traditionalart #trees

Tree Towers, 14 by 18, fluid acrylics on vellum illustration board. Finished this yesterday, colors scanned well. I enjoy painting trees, this one is in a parking lot near the house. #Acrylic #acrylicpainting #traditionalart #traditionalpainting #trees

Hibiscus, 14 by 18, fluid acrylics on illustration board. Finished this one yesterday, colors scanned well. I used two reference pics for this - one for the flower and the other for the background. #acrylicpainting #acrylic #acrylicart #traditionalart #traditionalpainting #flowers #garden #hibiscus

Daisies, 14 by 18, fluid acrylics on vellum illustration board. Finished this one today, colors scanned well. A little different subject matter and a more muted color palette. #acrylic #acrylicart #acrylicpainting #traditionalart #traditionalpainting #daisy #daisies #flowers

Zombie Tree. 14 by 18, fluid acrylics on vellum illustration board. Had fun messing around with color on this one. #acrylicpainting #traditionalart #acrylic #traditionalpainting #trees

Warm vs Cool Leaves, 14 by 18, fluid acrylics on vellum illustration board. First painting of the new year! Experimented with color and temperature. #acrylicart #acrylicpainting #traditionalpainting #acrylic #acrylicpaint

Gradient Trees - both paintings are 14 by 18, fluid acrylics on illustration board. Happy New Year! #acrylicpainting #traditionalpainting #treepainting #trees #acrylicart

White Rose, 14 by 18, fluid acrylics on illustration board. I finished this one last night, colors scanned okay, yellow-orange is somewhat of an issue, but it scanned okay. #acrylicpainting #traditionalart #traditionalpainting #flowerpainting #garden #roses

Jade Greens - 14 by 18, fluid acrylics on vellum illustration board. Finished this on Saturday, colors scanned well. I hope to get two more paintings done before the year ends. #acrylicpainting #traditionalpainting #traditionalart #garden #plants #greenery

Lotus Reflections, 12 by 16, fluid acrylics on illustration board. Painting the water was the most challenging thing for this one, lots of soft edges. Colors scanned well. #acrylicpainting #traditionalpainting #traditionalart #lotus #lotusflower #lilypad #flowers #garden

Lotus Flower, 14 by 18, fluid acrylics on vellum illustration board. Finished this today, it scanned pretty well, had to do a little bit of color balancing, but it matches the original as best as possible. #acrylicpainting #traditionalart #traditionalpainting #LotusFlower #flowers #flowerpainting

Dnd Halloween - 14 by 18, fluid acrylics on illustration board. Finished this yesterday, I’ll experiment more with this style and process 🤘 #acrylicpainting #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #dragon #traditionalart #traditionalpainting #pumpkin #Halloween #jackolantern

“Riley” ( Hellraiser 2022 ), 14 by 18, fluid acrylics on vellum illustration board. Decided to tackle portraits again. Did my best with getting everyone’s likeness. #hellraiser #acrylicpainting #traditionalpainting #odessaazion #pinhead #puzzlebox #lamentconfiguration #horror #portraitpainting

Tree Reflections - 11 by 14, fluid acrylics on vellum illustration board. This is referenced from a tree at gibbs gardens. I liked the reflections in the water and the texture of the bark. #acrylicpainting #traditionalpainting #traditionalart #trees #lilypad

Emerald Leaves - 11 by 14, fluid acrylics on vellum illustration board. I finished this one yesterday. The colors scanned well. I posted about the process and technique on my blog: alanhawley.blogspot.com/2025/08/emer... #acrylicpainting #traditionalart #traditionalpainting #acrylics

Yellow Lily. 11” by 14”, fluid acrylics on vellum illustration board. I finished this over the weekend. I am planning on teaching an acrylic workshop sometime this fall. alanhawley.blogspot.com/2025/08/a-de... #acrylicpainting #traditionalart #traditionalpainting #lilypad #lotus #flowers

Lily Pad. Finished this yesterday, it is 11” by 14”, black ink and fluid acrylics on vellum illustration board. #acrylicpainting #acrylicart #traditionalart #traditionalpainting #lilypad #flowers #flowerpainting

Tree Trunk, 12 by 18 inches. Pen & ink and fluid acrylics on vellum illustration board. #painting #acrylics #acrylicpainting #traditionalart

“Green” , 12 by 18 inches, pen & ink and fluid acrylics on vellum illustration board.