Sanderlings — The Conversation baby birds My decades of classical training

My decades of classical training at the New York Academy of Art are what make this particular painting possible — capturing a body in perfect equilibrium requires understanding the physics of how a four-foot bird distributes its weight on legs thin as reeds

barred chest

and the overall palette moves between cool grays and warm browns in tight

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Cardinals mate for life

Sanderlings — The Conversation baby birds My decades of classical trainingSanderlings chase the retreating waves in synchronized groups. Coastal shorebirds are the rhythm section of the beach. Alongside them, oystercatchers probe the surf with bright orange bills and piping plovers run along the tideline in quick bursts. I paint these birds freehand with Kissho Gansai mineral pigments on archival cotton rag paper. Sandy plumage, wet shoreline light, and the silvery quality of ocean edge air all demand a palette thats clean