Watercolor Bird Cards

Every now and then I like to remind folks I am an artist that sells my work as well as a writer and blogger who wanders around taking pictures….

These card sets make great gifts and can be used for all sorts of occasions….the grouping below seemed to fit well with a gray blue sort of theme….perfect for late fall or winter thank you notes, etc.

I have put these together in sets of 4 but can easily arrange and rearrange them….here are some warblers and other songbirds…

and this group of colorful songbirds is cheerful enough to use for thank you cards or birthday greetings, congratulations and so forth….

Thanks for taking a look at some of my birds.

Painting birds and turtles…

are good rainy day activities when I can’t get outside and this week I had plenty of opportunity to do some painting.

I painted this little chipping sparrow yesterday. I am working on a project that will involve a lot of detail and since that isn’t my usual way of working I am practicing with little pieces like this one.

Today I painted these little diamondback terrapins from a photo I took a few years ago while working at Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. They may look small and cute but this tiny painting took hours to do!

Both these little paintings are now for sale in my MaryRichmondDesign shop on Etsy.