Painted Buntings ~ "A Sunny Summer's Day" ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed streaked underparts that shift between

streaked underparts that shift between cream and rust

two expressions of silent

Then it turns around and there's that chest — a triangle of pure rose-red so vivid it stops you mid-step

still uncertain

which explores raptors through pastel's unique capabilities

Painted Buntings ~ "A Sunny Summer's Day" ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed streaked underparts that shift betweenThis painted bunting watercolor art celebrates the most colorful bird in North America. "A Sunny Summer's Day" captures painted buntings in their full glory electric blue heads, lime green backs, red underparts a palette so vivid that first time birdwatchers often think they're seeing a tropical escapee. They're not. Painted buntings are native to the American South, and they're every bit as wild and real as the herons and cranes I paint. I worked