The next three

It's been a productive week. Three more finished, and two more almost finished. I will show those after I put the finishing touches on them. I can always decide better the next day if I'm happy with it.

In my picture the pelican was sitting on a fish cleaning table on the Huntington Pier in California. He is looking old and faded in the picture. I gave him a bit more color to make him young again, and perched him on a pole. 

This week I felt I had to paint a robin; one morning while taking the dogs out I heard all this bird song. I my sleepy haze it took me moments to register what I was hearing. Robins! It is always a pleasant sound to hear. It means spring is coming. Although the robins might not have expected this cold weather we are having. Hopefully it will soon get warmer and they can start nesting.

In the picture the robin is sitting next to the nest of hungry robin babies by our front door. I painted the baby robins separately weeks ago. Now one parent is here to join them. 

This hawk was one of the paintings that just flowed out of the brush. I like how he came out. The eyes are so intense! Like he is keeping an eye on you! Picture credit goes to Andre Jacobs.