Obviously birds are hard, if not impossible, to sketch “on the fly”. My bird paintings as shown elsewhere on this site, are drawn from photos, mostly from used scientific and bird watching books I got at Powells. These small postcard paintings, however, were drawn from “real” fake birds…. ie the delicate birds (often with clips) made from mushrooms, that you buy at floral and craft stores. The medium is watercolor, with resist fluid and finished with a gloss coating. You will be able to buy these (and others in this small collection) at my open studio sale on November 6!
Yellow Mushroom Bird Watercolor
Tiny Mushroom Cardinals Watercolor