WHAT ! - Titmouse

© Ann Hoffpauir

 

  Here is another wildlife painting.  It is a Titmouse, probably the same one I have painted before.  I snapped a picture of this little fella in a shrub nearby.  The look on its face is what I tried to capture, hence the title of the painting.  http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com 

Titmouse

© Ann Hoffpauir

  This little Titmouse was in a shrub near my back porch.  I like wildlife subjects to paint and one of my favorites are small song birds.  Where I live there is an abundance of wildlife.  Most of the time you just have to be patient and them, the birds and other critters will appear.  Observing them always benefits me in my artwork.   http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com    

White Pelicans

© AnnHoffpauir

 

I was in Rockport, TX. when I painted these large white Pelicans.  It was a beautiful day when I saw them and their reflections caught my eye.  The Gulf Coast is a haven for many species of birds.  A great place to paint too.  http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com 

Bird Bath-Carolina Wren

© AnnHoffpauir

 

This little fella, a Carolina Wren, had just finished taking a bath.  He flew into a shrub close by and I was able to observe him.  His feathers were all askew making him look scruffy.  I placed him into the landscape with just a twig he is resting on, to not take away from his bath pose.  This painting is a miniature watercolor, 5x5.

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Chipping Sparrow by Ann Hoffpauir

© Ann Hoffpauir

I had to look up this little bird to know what kind it was. When I first noticed it, I thought it was just another house sparrow. As I worked in my yard though, it didn't fly away as readily as house sparrows do. I thought

"what the heck is wrong with this bird, is it sick, old or something"? The more I observed this bird I realized not only it wasn't a house sparrow, because it's character was somewhat timid, sweet and social. Later I had refilled a bird feeder and left it on my back porch for a few days. Well, the birds found it and they were probably thinking "the dang bird lady is never gonna hang the feeder up, so lets eat here ya"ll"! So...unnoticed to the birds, I took their picture from inside the window that was only about six feet from that feeder.

I had several different species of birds visit that feeder while it was on the porch. A lot of good close up photos too!

This painting is size 7x5 oil on canvas panel. It is available for $75.00. Thank you for viewing.

Female Cardinal by Ann Hoffpauir

Cardinals are visitors to my yard all year round. There are several bird feeders placed where I can get a good view of the many types of birds that come to feed at them. The cardinal is the most frequent visitior. They are not shy birds. They only fly a few feet away when I come to get the feeder to refill it.

A few years ago after I had refilled a feeder, I went back to my porch and stood and watched the birds come back to feed. There was a male cardinal on the feeder and he would take his beak and push the seeds out over the side. I thought "well dang, no wonder the seeds are going so fast". As I watched though, there were more cardinals and other birds on the ground under the feeder. They looked like adult birds. I realized after awhile, they were immature birds and the male was encouraging them to eat the seeds. These young birds would try to fly up and land on the feeder. I suppose that ledge on the feeder looked like a scary precipice to land on for those young birds. It took awhile but they did it.

This painting is size 7x5 oil on canvas panel. The price is $75.00. Thank you for viewing.

© Ann Hoffpauir

http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com