Blue Jay ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Songbirds & Friends which creates one of the

which creates one of the most graphic patterns in the songbird world

The russet breast was built in careful washes that warm the painting and ground the cooler blues

almost otherworldly movements and iridescent hues that make hummingbirds so captivating

trading positions in a line with a cooperative efficiency that looks choreographed

building the complex white-and-dark plumage through layered dry strokes that create physical texture on the paper's surface

Blue Jay ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Songbirds & Friends which creates one of theThis blue jay watercolor painting captures the loudest personality in any backyard. Blue jays are bold, intelligent, and entirely unapologetic about taking up space. They mimic hawk calls to scare other birds away from feeders. They cache thousands of acorns. They travel in noisy family groups and announce themselves before they arrive. This painting catches that confident, unmissable energy. I painted this freehand on archival cotton rag paper using