Winter Cardinals

This last February in a snow storm we had two Cardinals, male and female, on our bird feeder. So I painted this tree and birds in the snow.

I like the background using a totally different color for the sky. It seems as if the red of the cardinal is stronger, and the light color of the female is bolder.

The snow in the tree limbs is also fun to do because I was able to add the shadows in the bottom and sides.

The use of complementary colors yellow and purple and orange and blues make the painting bright.

I love to see the birds in the winter at our feeders with the ladies moving the boys out to eat the grain first. Sometimes the fight get crazy. But that is the sparrows more so than the bigger birds.

Stay warm today kids.