Pileated Woodpecker Teacher ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor shorebirds lifting off into open sky

lifting off into open sky

the blue jay demands attention

Brings energetic

This roseate spoonbill original art captures a bird turning to acknowledge your presence

Rhode Island studio on archival cotton rag paper

Pileated Woodpecker Teacher ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor shorebirds lifting off into open skyThis woodpecker watercolor painting captures a pileated woodpecker with the bold, dramatic presence these birds bring wherever they appear. "Teacher" is about the wisdom these large woodpeckers seem to carry their deliberate movements, their intense focus, the way they work a tree with methodical patience. I've always felt there's something ancient about pileated woodpeckers. They look like they know things. I painted this freehand using handmade