Saltmarsh Sparrow ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor baby birds There's no correcting a watercolor

There's no correcting a watercolor once the pigment settles into the paper

A white bird on white paper is one of the hardest things to paint in watercolor

I worked freehand on archival cotton rag paper using Kissho Gansai pigments from Kyoto

The classical foundation isn't visible — it's felt

which celebrates birds whose presence commands the space around them

Saltmarsh Sparrow ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor baby birds There's no correcting a watercolorThis saltmarsh sparrow watercolor art captures one of North America's most vulnerable songbirds. Saltmarsh sparrows nest exclusively in tidal marshes a habitat that's disappearing as sea levels rise. Every nest is a race against the tide. These birds are quiet, secretive, and easy to overlook. But if you know what you're looking at, they're also remarkably beautiful: warm orange face, finely streaked breast, a wildness that comes from living at the