Roseate Spoonbill ~ "Welcome" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed which celebrates the garden birds

which celebrates the garden birds that bring joy to everyday life

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

It makes a striking focal point in living rooms

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

Roseate Spoonbill ~ "Welcome" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed which celebrates the garden 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