Bathing Beauty - NFS

"Bathing Beauty". Hummingbirds like to fly through water and afterwards preen themselves on a tree limb. Then they might very well decide they need another bath.  11"x14" Watercolor on Aquabord.

Vandermark Creek Falls

9"x12" watercolor on Aquabord. RJ-Rene Mosca, Photographer, Port Jervis, NY granted me permission to paint from his photograph of the Vandermark Creek Falls, Millford, PA

Flower Dancer

11"x14" Watercolor on Aquabord.  The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards and hover in one spot for seconds.

 

West Cornwall Covered Bridge - NFS

11x14 Watercolor on Aquabord. This bridge spans 172' long over the Housatonic River. It is one of three surviving covered bridges in the state of Connecticut. RJ-Rene Mosca, photographer, Port Jervis, NY granted me permission to paint from his photograph of this bridge.

Fruit of the Vine

Rene Mosca, Photographer, granted me permission to paint from his photograph, The Vine.  11x14" Watercolor on Aquabord.

Violet Tailed Sylph

The Violet Tailed Sylph is a hummingbird who lives in tropical mountain forests with cloud cover in the western slope of the Andes in Ecuador & Columbia.
The males with larger tails appear to be dominant over the short tailed males. The male is 7" in length.

Bog Copper male - NFS

A North American butterfly which spends his lifetime in a single acid cranberry bog.  They are 7/8" to 1" and are hard to catch because of their habitat.  But if you sit quietly for a while, they might light on your shoulder.
8x10 watercolor on aquabord.