American Goldfinch, Meadow Buttercup, Chicory ~ "Youthful Delights" ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor

There is something forever young about an American Goldfinch -- the bright color, the bouncing roller-coaster flight, the way a small flock seems to play its way across a field rather than simply cross it. I painted one here among meadow buttercup and the sky-blue stars of chicory, that roadside flower that opens fresh every morning and closes by afternoon.

It is a piece about the lightness of early summer, when everything is new and the day feels long. Gold and blue and a scatter of yellow, all of it loose and unhurried. I worked it wet-on-wet, in layers, with no drawing underneath, letting the colors stay clean and bright the way the season feels when it is just getting started.

An original watercolor on paper, one of a kind. 'Youthful Delights' -- a small, sunlit reminder to enjoy the easy part of the year.

Materials:  Each watercolor original is unique, the only one of its kind. Created on 300lb Arches Watercolor Paper with Japanese Sumi-é watercolor paint designed to last a lifetime.

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