Hummingbird Letter

I think this is the last of this series. These guys make me smile and that is a good note to end on.

Now it is time to paint.

Tufted Titmouse

I had done this is color some time ago and wanted to get it into the same format for a letter. I have really liked the writing each day.

Cedar Waxwing letter

The Cedar Waxwings come through in numbers and eat off the blue berries of the waxleaf legustrom bush in my yard. Then they go poop all over my car. It is a great ritual!
I want to figure out how of make the berries show up. I'm going to work on the supporting branches for the color prints.

House Finch letter

I have a pair of finches, maybe two in my backyard that visit my feeder daily. Their markings are so interesting and lend themselves to the print.
I have two more prints I am carving on and then I want to run a series with color and hand color areas. The main emphasis on these black , gray, and white ink prints is the bird and the writing.
I think they will have a totally different look with more colors and no writing.
I don't know why I am so drawn to prints right now, but the carving is very soothing.

Singing Wren letter

This little wren is singing it's little heart out. Wrens sing so loudly I can't believe all that sounds comes from such a little bird.