Lovely Aroma
Little Mouse loves the scent of the flower he picked from the garden.
Watercolor Cut-Paper Collage
5"x7"
Available
Sparrow Meet-Up in a Mesquite Tree
The mesquite trees in my backyard provide the conference room space for the Sparrows' frequent business meetings.
Mixed-media; Watercolor-painted cut-out birds with raised wings on a watercolored background blockprinted with green ink
5"x7"
Available
I'm Listening
Lion is amused listening to Mouse's arguments of why Lion should let him go.
Watercolor cut-paper collage
Illustration from the children's book, The Fox and the Crow
12"x12"
2019
Looking Into the Desert
A Blacktailed Jackrabbit in the Sonoran Desert
Watercolor Cut-Paper collage
Artist Trading Card
2 1/2"x3 1/2"
2020
SOLD
Not My Treasure
Rooster discovers an obviously useless pearl as he scratches for bugs. He can't eat it, after all!
Watercolor cut-paper collage
Illustration from the children's book, The Fox and the Crow
12"x12"
2019
Soaring High
The Wren uses ingenuity (or is it deception?) to win the contest. This wren is the prototype for the final wren portrayed in the story, The Birds Choose a Monarch.
Watercolor cut-paper collage
Illustration from the children's book, The Fox and the Crow
4"x6"
Available
Crimson Finch
This is a watercolor painting of a male black-bellied Crimson Finch. Found mostly in northern Australia, this bird dresses in a brilliant red outfit with a black belly. While researching finches I fell in love with this bold color and just had to put brush to paper!
This little bird is part of my Summer Birds collection. All of these birds were painted in the summer of 2021. The Crimson Finch comes from a photo by David Clode on Unsplash.
For Sale, $55.00, in my Etsy shop:
www.etsy.com/shop/MesquiteTreeStudio
Goldfinch
This is a watercolor painting of a Goldfinch. It is the original, not a print. Goldfinches are a symbol of prosperity and abundance, and finding joy in the present moment. This little bird is part of my Summer Birds collection. All of these birds were (and some still are!) painted in the summer of 2021. This Goldfinch was inspired by a lovely photograph by Joshua J. Cotton of Unsplash.
5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Available, $55.00, in my Etsy shop:
www.etsy.com/shop/MesquiteTreeStudio
Happy Songbird
This happy little bird is bursting with song. She is an Imagined songbird who popped out of my watercolor paintbrush one day and landed in my Summer Birds collection of 2021.
5 1/2" x 8"
For Sale, $55.00, in my Etsy shop:
www.etsy.com/shop/MesquiteTreeStudio
Verdin in the 'Vera
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Jackrabbit and the Prickly Pear
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The Sonoran Desert: Through the Brittlebush
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Mums Know Best
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Changing Seasons 2
DWatercolor cut-paper collage of leaves beginning their seasonal color change, size 10" x 14"
This Watercolor Cut-Paper Collage is the second painting I have done under the theme of Changing Seasons. Some of the leaves are still green, but they may become the gold or pale orange as the others have done. Autumn has begun its regal dance as the weather cools and the colors change.
The leaves and veins I cut from paper painted for previous projects. I believe in using as much as possible of the paper so as not to waste any, so I keep the color bits categorized by color. The backgrounds I painted for this project are based on the colors I chose for the plants. I loved the meditative feel of creating these leaf paintings; the repetition in leaf and layout, the gentle flow of color on the background papers.
The colors of this art may vary slightly from your monitor's screen. It is best to keep watercolor art out of direct or reflected sunlight.
The purchase of this art does not entitle the purchaser to the copyrights of this image. The copyright always remains with the artist.
All rights reserved. Do not reproduce this art by any process.
©2021 Michelle Buvala escription
Changing Seasons No.1
DeWatercolor cut-paper collage of leaves changing colors, size 8" x 10"
This Watercolor Cut-Paper Collage is the first painting I have done under the theme of Changing Seasons. Some of the leaves are still green, but they may become the gold or pale orange as the others have done. Autumn has begun its regal dance as the weather cools and the colors change.
The leaves and veins I cut from paper painted for previous projects. I believe in using as much as possible of the paper so as not to waste any, so I keep the color bits categorized by color. The backgrounds I painted for this project are based on the colors I chose for the plants. I loved the meditative feel of creating these leaf paintings; the repetition in leaf and layout, the gentle flow of color on the background papers.
The colors of this art may vary slightly from your monitor's screen. It is best to keep watercolor art out of direct or reflected sunlight.
The purchase of this art does not entitle the purchaser to the copyrights of this image. The copyright always remains with the artist.
All rights reserved. Do not reproduce this art by any process.
©2021 Michelle Buvalascription