At first I thought they were photographs, they are so real looking.

They look like photographs.

All wonderful, but my personal favorites are Goldfinch, Downy Woodpecker and damn I realized I was in the process of listing them all.

The branch the Downy Woodpecker is sitting is perfect yet doesn’t take away from the main attraction. The Cedar Waxing is exquisite and the same, the background is wonderful and supports not distracts from the star.

I look forward to seeing more as you finish them! How about a hummingbird?

They are beautiful.

Really excellent work. I thought these were nice photographs, very lifelike paintings. Thank you for sharing these.

I especially like the goldfinch and the downy woodpecker.

Those are excellent! They look like photos.

Thank you

If I saw these in a gallery I would buy one if I could afford it. I love birds.
That woodpecker….
Just wow.

Just. WOW!!!!

Stunningly gorgeous. I feel as if I'm looking at a rare 19th-century book of bird illustrations.

I don't know which I love more: the beauty of the birds, who feel so alive, or the beauty of the artist's patient observation, which is just as visible as the birds.

I especially like the first three!

Maybe I'll do a few more birds. Wish I could take my own photos that were good enough to use as references. Audubon and many others painted directly from real birds before the days of photography, except that the birds were dead. I'll stick to photographs...

You have such talent - such an eye!

Thank you for sharing! I love the Kingfisher especially, as my Z photographs them here quite often. But also the cedar waxwing, and the puffin, and, and well you know I love them all!