In late March, 2020 I lost my new job due to the COVID pandemic. I found myself at home and very isolated. My husband was still able to report for work out of the house at the time. It was a lonely and unsettling time. I decided I needed bite-size projects to keep myself occupied. Art supply stores were closed with online shopping only, which I decided against due to cost. I decided my living room wall would become my palette. As it was spring time, I was becoming an avid bird watcher. We live on an acreage with many grown trees and shrubs, a real attractive haven for migrating birds. I started journaling any new birds I would see visiting our yard and would paint their portrait.
I did one bird painting a day for 70 days straight. I posted the paintings daily to social media and it became a way to connect with others when connection was so limited.
My entire living room wall is covered with birds! I’ll most likely never change this view.
RED WINGED BLACKBIRD, acrylic on wall.
SAYS PHOEBE, acrylic on wall.
HAIRY WOODPECKER, acrylic on wall.
WILSONS WARBLER, acrylic on wall.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, acrylic on wall.
NORTHERN FLICKER, acrylic on wall.
OSPREY, acrylic on wall.
SAVANNAH SPARROW, acrylic on wall.
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, acrylic on wall.
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, acrylic on wall.
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, acrylic on wall.
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, acrylic on wall.
CHIPPING SPARROW, acrylic on wall.
EARED GREBE, acrylic on wall.
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, acrylic on wall.
CINNAMON TEAL, acrylic on wall.
BALTIMORE ORIOLE, acrylic on wall.
EASTERN KINGBIRD, acrylic on wall.
RUDDY DUCK, acrylic on wall.
GRAY PARTRIDGE, acrylic on wall.
PINE SISKIN, acrylic on wall.
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, acrylic on wall.
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, acrylic on wall.
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, acrylic on wall.
CANADA GOOSE, acrylic on wall.
WESTERN KINGBIRD, acrylic on wall.
GREAT BLUE HERON, acrylic on wall.
SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, acrylic on wall.
FRANKLINS GULL, acrylic on wall.
CLAY-COLOURED SPARROW, acrylic on wall.
RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER, acrylic on wall.
LINCOLNS SPARROW, acrylic on wall.
GOLDEN EAGLE, acrylic on wall.
WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE, acrylic on wall.
VESPER SPARROW, acrylic on wall.
LESSER SCAUP, acrylic on wall.
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD, acrylic on wall.
TRUMPETER SWAN, acrylic on wall.
NORTHERN HARRIER, acrylic on wall.
SONG SPARROW, acrylic on wall.
CEDAR WAXWING, acrylic on wall.
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, acrylic on wall.
YELLOW WARBLER, acrylic on wall.
ROCK PIGEON, acrylic on wall.
SLATE-COLOURED JUNCO, acrylic on wall.
WILSONS SNIPE, acrylic on wall.
BREWERS BLACKBIRD, acrylic on wall.
MOURNING DOVE, acrylic on wall.
KILLDEER, acrylic on wall.
RING-NECKED PHEASANT HEN, acrylic on wall.
HOUSE FINCH, acrylic on wall.
COMMON GRACKLE, acrylic on wall.
TREE SWALLOW, acrylic on wall.
SWAINSONS HAWK, acrylic on wall.
AMERICAN KESTREL, acrylic on wall.
RED-TAILED HAWK, acrylic on wall.
BARN SWALLOW, acrylic on wall.
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, acrylic on wall.
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, acrylic on wall.
WESTERN MEADOWLARK, acrylic on wall.
BALD EAGLE, acrylic on wall.
HOUSE WREN, acrylic on wall.
SNOW GOOSE, acrylic on wall.
EUROPEAN STARLING, acrylic on wall.
AMERICAN CROW, acrylic on wall.
COMMON REDPOLL, acrylic on wall.
BULLOCKS ORIOLE, acrylic on wall.
HOUSE SPARROW, acrylic on wall.
BLUE JAY, acrylic on wall.
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, acrylic on wall.
DOWNY WOODPECKER, acrylic on wall.
AMERICAN ROBIN, acrylic on wall.
GREAT-HORNED OWL, acrylic on wall.
BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, acrylic on wall.
SNOWY OWL, acrylic on wall.