Ruby-throated Hummingbirds Delicate Balance ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Spread Your Wings Wet-on-wet washes let the botanical

Wet-on-wet washes let the botanical elements emerge naturally around the birds

the crest is forming

almost gentle

Invite the enchantment of nature's avian jewels into your sanctuary

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds Delicate Balance ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Spread Your Wings Wet-on-wet washes let the botanicalThis hummingbird watercolor painting captures two ruby throated hummingbirds in one of those impossible, fleeting moments suspended in midair, facing each other in what feels like a silent conversation. I called it "Delicate Balance" because that's what hummingbirds are: miracles of equilibrium, wings beating fifty times a second to hold perfectly still. Painting hummingbirds freehand is a particular challenge. Their iridescence shifts with every