Ruby-throated Hummingbirds Delicate Balance ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Spread Your Wings and entryways where movement and

and entryways where movement and joy set the tone

almost gentle

and shadow patterns that shift constantly

the crest is forming

and boldly striped face through layered dry strokes on textured paper

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds Delicate Balance ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Spread Your Wings and entryways where movement andThis hummingbird watercolor painting captures two ruby throated hummingbirds in one of those impossible, fleeting moments suspended in midair, facing each other in what feels like a silent conversation. I called it "Delicate Balance" because that's what hummingbirds are: miracles of equilibrium, wings beating fifty times a second to hold perfectly still. Painting hummingbirds freehand is a particular challenge. Their iridescence shifts with every