Feathered Friends are Always Nearby

Most anywhere you live, birds are ever-present. Even in the prolonged Arctic-like temperatures here in Minnesota this last winter, birds were out and about. I wondered why they didn’t freeze and fall out of the trees. Here’s why: how birds keep warm in the winter .

September show at Abend Gallery

My September show at Abend Gallery will be dedicated to the deep appreciation I have for birds. Birds are the friends that are always there, offering a moment of beauty and levity. The birds I’m painting are relatively common but they all grabbed my attention, made me stop, watch and listen.

Painting in progress ©2022McDonnell . This is a Bulbul, they are becoming common in Pasadena, CA.

There is a cardinal singing out my window as I write this. What a beautiful song. Thank you friend.

Cardinal in my backyard.

Snowy Egret, 18x24”, oil ©2021 Susan McDonnell Private collection

May 9, 2022