White-breasted Nuthatch ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor blue with the bright legs painted

with the bright legs painted last as the composition's exclamation point

body facing forward

Blank on the inside

and personality of your favorite bird with your loved ones in a card that will continue to bring joy well past any occasion

"Summer Joy" captures a pair of American goldfinches at their most vibrant — that electric yellow they wear from May through September

White-breasted Nuthatch ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor blue with the bright legs paintedThis white breasted nuthatch watercolor captures the bird that walks upside down. Nuthatches are the only songbirds that routinely descend tree trunks headfirst a skill that gives them access to insects other birds miss. There's something delightfully contrary about a bird that looks at a tree and decides to go down instead of up. This painting catches that headfirst perspective. I painted this freehand on archival cotton rag paper with Kissho Gansai