Watchful Redwing Blackbird

9x5.75 India ink and watercolor on old book text done today, using a chopstick for the sketch.  This watchful blackbird sits atop a cattail or bulrush in a wet marshland area, their favored habitat.
COPYRIGHT 2019 Kay Smith

Redwinged Blackbird

15x22 watercolor on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper painted from one of my redwinged blackbird photos shot in Ruidoso in the fall.  Lots of these birds are seen around wet marshy areas where cattails grow.  When in flight the reddish orange on their wings is a nice contrast against their black feathers.  There is a large rocky formation behind him.  I usually stop on Warrior Road and take photos of the wildlife in their habitat.
Image COPYRIGHT 2017 Kay Smith.

Regal Redwinged Blackbird

10x7 watercolor on Daler Rowney 140 lb cold press paper done this past week while in the mountains.  I go to an area by White Mountain schools that has a marsh and cattails in order to spot them in their natural habitat there and in nearby trees.
Image COPYRIGHT Kay Smith 2015.