Roseate Spoonbill ~ "Welcome" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed Horned larks are ground-nesting birds

Horned larks are ground-nesting birds that thrive in the most exposed

circling above farm fields

There is something forever young about an American Goldfinch -- the bright color

No going back

and this kinglet is one of them -- easy to miss

Roseate Spoonbill ~ "Welcome" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed Horned larks are ground-nesting birdsThis roseate spoonbill watercolor radiates openness. "Welcome" captures a spoonbill in a posture of invitation wings slightly spread, body facing forward, the whole bird oriented toward whoever is looking. Roseate spoonbills are among the few wading birds that seem genuinely comfortable being watched, and this painting leans into that quality. It doesn't just hang on a wall. It opens the room. I worked freehand on archival cotton rag paper using