Fledgling Nuthatch ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed They cache thousands of acorns

They cache thousands of acorns

and I wanted this painting to feel exactly that joyful

This least bittern watercolor painting captures the smallest heron in North America — a secretive marsh bird that most people never see

"Cormorant II" catches one in character: angular

" less dramatic than "Feel The Sky" — this one is simply going somewhere

Fledgling Nuthatch ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed They cache thousands of acornsThis nuthatch watercolor painting captures a young nuthatch fresh out of the nest all fluff and attitude. Fledgling nuthatches have the same headfirst down the tree instinct as adults, but they haven't quite mastered the execution. There's a wobbliness to them, a wide eyed determination that's impossible not to smile at. This painting catches that stage not yet graceful, but already brave. I worked freehand on archival cotton rag paper with Kissho