Least Bittern Pair ~ "Shoreline Spirits" ~ Watercolor Spring Birds scanning the horizon

scanning the horizon

with warm browns and cool grays creating a dimensional quality that draws you in close

restless flocks

This kestrel pastel painting captures North America's smallest falcon — a bird no bigger than a robin that hunts with the ferocity of a hawk ten times its size

Least Bittern Pair ~ "Shoreline Spirits" ~ Watercolor Spring Birds scanning the horizonThis least bittern watercolor painting captures the smallest heron in North America a secretive marsh bird that most people never see. Least bitterns live deep in the cattails, gripping vertical stems with oversized feet and freezing in place when threatened, bill pointed skyward, body swaying with the reeds. They're masters of disappearance. This painting shows a pair in a rare moment of visibility. I painted this freehand on archival cotton rag