Saltmarsh Sparrow ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor baby birds and preserve watercolor paintings

and preserve watercolor paintings

I worked freehand on archival cotton rag paper using Kissho Gansai pigments from Kyoto

The classical foundation isn't visible — it's felt

and seeing two together feels like witnessing a private conversation

Saltmarsh Sparrow ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor baby birds and preserve watercolor paintingsThis saltmarsh sparrow watercolor art captures one of North America's most vulnerable songbirds. Saltmarsh sparrows nest exclusively in tidal marshes a habitat that's disappearing as sea levels rise. Every nest is a race against the tide. These birds are quiet, secretive, and easy to overlook. But if you know what you're looking at, they're also remarkably beautiful: warm orange face, finely streaked breast, a wildness that comes from living at the