These Cedar Wax Wings come to our Crab-apple tree every winter to eat the fruit.
JUDGE'S COMMENTS: I immediately felt the chill in the air when I saw this painting. The branches break up the space so well, and the watercolor sky is whispering winter. The handling of the birds tells me the artist knows nature well. The warm muted yellow and amber hues in the feathers are a lovely balance to the cold sky. The berries dangling give some weight to the branches. The artist has somehow managed to paint stillness in conjunction with fleeting time, as the birds are about to take flight any minute.