American Oystercatchers — Digging In The Dirt Framing:Framed - White bouncing flight pattern that makes

bouncing flight pattern that makes chickadees immediately recognizable

This is one of the most vibrant pieces in my Songbirds & Friends collection

Brings clean

picking insects from the surface with quick

collection — a body of work that explores the grand waterbirds whose movement and stillness stop you in your tracks

American Oystercatchers — Digging In The Dirt Framing:Framed - White bouncing flight pattern that makesOystercatchers probe the surf with bright orange bills. Coastal shorebirds are the rhythm section of the beach. Alongside them, piping plovers run along the tideline in quick bursts, and sanderlings chase the retreating waves in synchronized groups. I paint these birds freehand with Kissho Gansai mineral pigments on archival cotton rag paper. Sandy plumage, wet shoreline light, and the silvery quality of ocean edge air all demand a palette thats clean