Red-Tailed Hawk ~ "Shadows of the Sky" ~ Pastel Pairs though a pileated woodpecker is

though a pileated woodpecker is admittedly not much of a songbird

Wet-on-wet washes let the wing tones blend seamlessly

I paint hummingbirds freehand with Kissho Gansai mineral pigments on archival cotton rag paper

The male cardinal's red is one of the most intense colors in nature

Saltmarsh sparrows nest exclusively in tidal marshes — a habitat that's disappearing as sea levels rise

Red-Tailed Hawk ~ "Shadows of the Sky" ~ Pastel Pairs though a pileated woodpecker isThis red tailed hawk pastel painting captures the most common yet most underappreciated raptor in North America. Red tailed hawks are everywhere perched on highway signs, circling above farm fields, screaming that iconic cry that Hollywood uses for every eagle in every movie. But familiarity has made people overlook how extraordinary they are. A three pound bird that can spot a mouse from a thousand feet up and hit it at sixty miles per hour deserves