Gulls in Flight

Gulls in Flight
10x14 watercolor on Arches 140 hot press

Experimenting with watercolor here in between filling the bird feeders 
and shoveling a little snow ;)

Cardinals in the Snow

"The Missus"

watercolor on arches hot press

It's my thing to see more color than may actually be there, when I paint and although this female Cardinal is looking a bit tropical, I really see these colors in her.  The male's incredible scarlet color is arresting but the beautiful golden feathers of the female are complimented by dusky purple grays and rusty maroon tail feathers. She really sparkles. 

I'm loving watching all these birds in the snow.