I had this image of Sibley and made an oil painting of her standing on a duck 16 years ago. Then got the idea to paint in acrylic and ruined the original, no can paint over oils. So this new one, started last week and 24" x 20" in acrylic on canvas. Back to etchings now.
This Pileated Woodpecker seems to be pondering, "How am I going to fit in that nest?" It's the one I featured in my etching "House Wren House."
My favorite shorebird, and two Killdeer spent the "winter" on the river. They are starting to look a little more comfy but snow on the way.
Our favorite perching bird, chasing another female kingfisher around at the slough. My new project is a big acrylic painting of Sib the Peregrine and a long story. Hopefully I will recount this saga, if the painting succeeds...we'll see, promise.
I swear it looks like she has a spider web draped from the top stick across and it's February!
Our resident hawks put on quite a show overhead yesterday. Thanks, pals! A close look, and that's the larger female in front, male closely behind (below.)
New drypoint etching 9" x 11" called "Yardbird" because it was a pheasant in our yard, and listening to Charlie Parker jazz when I was painting the artist's proof.
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