Ruby-Throated Hummingbird — Patience Shorebirds They plunge through the snow

They plunge through the snow crust feet-first

This heron watercolor painting is the second in a pair of solitude studies — companion pieces that explore the same theme from different angles

and pairing her with the vivid male gives this composition its narrative depth

the bouncing roller-coaster flight

iridescent green throat — contains more color per square inch than almost any other bird I've painted

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird — Patience Shorebirds They plunge through the snowEvery hummingbird watercolor print in this group started with one of the greatest technical challenges in bird painting: iridescence. Hummingbird color isnt pigment its structural, created by microscopic feather platelets refracting light. The throat of a ruby throated hummingbird shifts from black to blazing ruby depending on the angle. A rufous hummingbird burns copper to garnet. Suggesting that in a static medium like watercolor is where my