American Kestrel

Well, as my luck would have it, I had a minor incident where my glasses broke in my frozen pocket when I was shoveling away the blizzard off my sidewalk.  I've ordered a new pair which will get here soon. In the meantime, I am sticking with easy compositions to paint, as detail strains my eyes and I don't have as much visual endurance.

So looking at the bright side, I shifted gears to a small series I've been wanting to paint for a while, and have been trying to "fit" it in.  Better late than never :-)

American Kestrel, oil on gessobord, 6x6"

Birds of all kinds have always fascinated me. Probably because I am always looking up at clouds, changing sky, etc. and they are always darting through. Plus, most of them sound lovely.  The American Kestrel is also known as the Sparrow Hawk, but is a small falcon. They are occasionally seen in the area of Louisville where I live, urban hunters looking for mice or small birds.