American Goldfinch and Ruby-Throated Hummingbird — A Summer's Day Hummingbirds and warm brown back were

and warm brown back were built through wet-on-wet mineral pigment washes

opening fresh each morning

Each brushstroke pays homage to the cheerful spirit of songbirds

White-throated sparrows arrive with the fall — their clear

This painting is part of my Shadows of the Sky collection

American Goldfinch and Ruby-Throated Hummingbird — A Summer's Day Hummingbirds and warm brown back wereThis goldfinch watercolor print captures pure sunshine in bird form. American goldfinches are one of the latest nesting songbirds in North America they wait for thistles and sunflowers to seed before raising their young, which means their bright yellow breeding plumage peaks in midsummer when everything else is already fading. Even their timing is optimistic. I paint goldfinches freehand with Kissho Gansai mineral pigments on archival cotton rag