Cardinal Female on a Branch with Winter Sky is a painting by MM Anderson which was uploaded on August 26th, 2020.
Cardinal Female on a Branch with Winter Sky
A beautiful female cardinal with bright orange and red beak and subtle tawny and red feathers perches on a bare branch with a cloudy blue and white... more
by MM Anderson
Title
Cardinal Female on a Branch with Winter Sky
Artist
MM Anderson
Medium
Painting - Soft Pastel On Pastelmat
Description
A beautiful female cardinal with bright orange and red beak and subtle tawny and red feathers perches on a bare branch with a cloudy blue and white sky in the background in this bird portrait created in soft pastels. This artwork is intended to evoke a feeling of wintertime. Cardinals are frequently seen as a Christmas holiday motif. Special thanks to Roy L. Herron for contributing his photo to the Facebook group, Free Reference Photos for Artists.
Uploaded
August 26th, 2020
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Comments (19)
Taphath Foose
Beautiful work, Linda!!! Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Pastels Only"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" Discussion!!
ELIZABETH ALLEN
Congrats on your feature--well deserved! This is my favorite of your bird portraits. FAV/L
Taphath Foose
GORGEOUS work, Linda!!! Congratulations, your work is Featured in "For the Birds"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! And a congratulations as your gorgeous artwork was specially chosen as an “Administrator's Finest” and shared in the For the Birds group thread!! 😊
MM Anderson replied:
Thank you so much for featuring my work and for choosing this art as Administrator's Finest!
Anne Gifford
I love the swirling feathers with their subtle colors. She is just as beautiful as her counterpart! My fav of the day in the Women Painters group discussion. like/f
MM Anderson replied:
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that you posted my work in that discussion.
Laurel Adams
So beautiful, MM!. Cardinals mate for life...they are such amazing birds. Love watching them at the bath!