Acrylic on Canvas Board 5x7
I call this bird "Bob" after Canadian artist Robert Bateman. I have been watching his youtube videos and he speaks about how the animals we see in nature are often hidden from our view. He likes to include obstructions like branches, and imperfect leaves in his paintings. I was inspired to try that myself. I found this Blue Jay a few weeks ago sitting in the branches of a crab apple tree. The leaves show the scarring of apple scab so common in this species. The Jay looks over his shoulder and for a moment you catch his eye.