I am continuing with my Warbler series and will be building upon my work with more birds this year. Here is my latest , the Prothonotary Warbler. This is a striking yellow warbler and that breeds in the swamps in and lowlands. It is only one of two warblers that nests in the cavities of trees. This piece is for sale at Cloud Tree. The framed original is $400 with prints starting at $75. More to come soon. Take care and be well.
Laura
The @East Austin Studio Tour is Nov 12-13 & 19-20! Studios are open daily from 11am to 6pm. Visit me at stop #377. You can check out east.bigmedium.org to discover hundreds of other participating artists. My upstairs studio will be open at Cloud tree along with some other great artists. I will have prints for purchase and information on my art therapy practice. Hope to see you there.
In March I relocated the art therapy portion of my practice to Cloud Tree Studios and Gallery in east Austin. More on that later! This past month I have been working on a new series of birds in mixed media on paper.
Having been an active bird watcher over 15 years, coupled with my interest in migrating warblers (many trips to High Island, Texas over the years), this seems to be the next natural progression for a series of paintings. I am preparing a collection for the East Austin Studio Tour in November along with a limited number prints that will be available.
The Blackburnian Warbler is one of my favorites. In April of 2004 I saw my first one in the willows at Anahuac National Wilflife Refuge in a rainstorm. I saw another in April of 2006 on the cul-de-sac near my South Austin home. They love pecan tree tassles when coming through Austin and especially after being grounded in an overnight rainstorm. The Blackburnian nests in mixed coniferous woods in the eastern parts of the United States, where many warblers raise young in the spring. Happy Painting and Birding Yall. Be Well!
