Heather Mitchell Studio

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So birds make me happy. Specifically egrets and herons. I also like painting dogs and cats and waves…but I keep coming back to my birds. At what point is it considered -officially- an obsession? I’ll be here drawing while you decide.

Here is a small painting I’m working on as a study for a larger project. As many times as I paint egrets, I learn something new with each piece. This gentle bird primped and posed for me while I looked on in awe as the late afternoon light played through her feathers.