I’m painting birds again. I’ve drawn and painted plenty of birds before, and written about it too, notably with The Daily Bird. The most salient point I’ve made about birds is that they are one of the few wild animals with which we interact on a daily basis, even if we don’t think of our urban birds as being “wild” because of the degree to which they’ve adapted to our presence.
I’m not a birder, I often don’t know the name or habits of the birds that I see (although I do often make an effort to find that information later), but I like to observe them and I take many photographs of birds being birds.
These pieces are slated for the upcoming Pajaro Valley Arts TakeAways exhibition, which is a fundraising exhibition for a fantastic organization. April 7 – May 23, 2021, more details soon. Hopefully a few more birds soon too, to complete the set.
Love the birds. Any chance of doing a hummingbird?
Laura, funny you should ask, as there currently is a dead hummingbird on my worktable while I’m drawing/painting these birds. It was trapped in my studio, unbeknownst to me, and I found it the next morning on the floor. I’m not happy about that, of course, but it’s so beautiful and iridescent that I keep thinking perhaps I’ll draw it. So, in answer to your question, maybe so!
Love these. I cherish my wonderful bird installation you were kind enough to install twice!!
Thanks, Donna, I love your piece too!