A quick study piece to work out some ideas today was on my drawing board along with several others. Swipe to see my process. #art #painting #watercolor #quickstudy #quicksketch #birdart #birdwatercolor #babyherons #babybirds #natureart #birdart https://www.instagram.com/p/CqBi-0Ov2Fi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Chestnut-backed chickadee. Thanks to my Merlin bird ID app from @cornellbirds I have learned that this is a very common and very adorable bird in my neighborhood. I’m trying to learn to identify these bird songs using my ears instead of my phone, and so far my default guess, when in doubt, is that it’s a chickadee. . . . #birdart #birdwatercolor #watercolorbird #watercolorbirds #merlinbirdid #birdsofinstagram #paintingbirds #drawingbirds #birdportrait #birdportraits #chestnutbackedchickadee #chickadee #birdillustration #birdillustrations #birdillustrator #pdxartist (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSpJx8zlo73/?utm_medium=tumblr
Watercolor session at Critter Cabana! Of course I had to go hang out with the birds, and the sweetest cockatoo ever, Sydney! He was fascinated by my palette, he tried to grab my painting supplies 😄 I wonder if he liked the bright colors? I love him so much, I wish I could have given him something to chew to shreds
I’m totally addicted to the Merlin bird ID app from @cornellbirds. It’s the Shazam of birdsongs: pop it open when the birds are singing and it will identify the bird and give you pictures and a little information. I have 20 birds on my list so far, and it’s become a little game to go around listening for more. This one, the Pacific-slope Flycatcher, was given the species name difficilis, which seems a little harsh. What’s so difficult about it? It’s just a little bird. Lighten up, ornithologists. . . . #merlinbirdid #birdsofinstagram #watercolorbird #watercolorbirds #birdsketch #birdsketches #drawingbirds #paintingbirds #pdxartist #pnwonderland #pnwbirds #oregonbirds #birdwatercolor #cornelllabofornithology #birdidentification #birdstagram (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSFI9ZUJFzz/?utm_medium=tumblr