Yellow Bird

American Goldfinch
Acrylic painting

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ON PAINTING BIRDS

    I have had a longtime love and fascination for birds.  Whether flashing past my studio window, or soaring above me in the sky, there is something otherworldly about these creatures to me.

    I am most intrigued by the small things—light on feathers, the turn of a head, patterns in a wing. The slow process of defining these subtle details allows me to get deeply involved with each painting.

    I focus on the birds here in Northern California—ones I can see, know and study up close.  I feel a connection to my subjects through painting them, and I try to render each one’s essence in my work.

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