Rose-breasted Grosbeak with Evergreen ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed working wet-on-wet to build the

working wet-on-wet to build the intense yellows and deep blacks of goldfinch plumage

or holiday notes

I worked in pastel for this piece rather than watercolor

body streamlined

and certificate of authenticity

Rose-breasted Grosbeak with Evergreen ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed working wet-on-wet to build theThis rose breasted grosbeak watercolor captures one of the most dramatic reveals in birding. From behind, a male rose breasted grosbeak looks like a black and white bird. Then it turns around and there's that chest a triangle of pure rose red so vivid it stops you mid step. It's the tuxedo bird with a red boutonniere, and this painting catches it perched on an evergreen branch, red breast facing forward. I painted this freehand on archival cotton rag