Red-bellied Woodpecker ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Spread Your Wings The walking pose is one

The walking pose is one of my favorite crane subjects because it reveals the bird's full body architecture — the long legs

It's ideal for living rooms

two expressions of silent

That self-sufficiency is what drew me to paint this moment — the beauty of a creature that is genuinely complete on its own

Allow the serene movements and meditative energy radiating from each original to infuse your sanctuary with a profound sense of peace and connection to the natural world

Red-bellied Woodpecker ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Spread Your Wings The walking pose is oneThis red bellied woodpecker watercolor captures a bird whose name is a small mystery the red is on its head, not its belly. (There's a faint wash of pink on the lower belly, but good luck seeing it in the field.) What you do see is that brilliant red nape and crown, the bold black and white barred back, and a personality that owns every feeder it visits. I painted this freehand on archival cotton rag paper with Kissho Gansai pigments from Kyoto. The