This was a very personal series. It was inspired by an experience with a baby hummingbird in our yard. My partner and I were trimming a tree outside the bedroom window, and a tiny hummingbird nest fell on the ground. Next to it lay a tiny baby! We were mortified. I scooped him up and put him back into the nest in the tree. We went back inside and watched from the window, hoping its mother would return…
2018-2020
Expressionist Realism
Oil on Panel
"Don't Go!"
Thankfully, its mom came back and started feeding it. I watched out the window fas the baby grew feathers and got stronger. But two weeks later, a predator killed him. I was so heartbroken. I couldn’t believe how hard I cried. That tiny loss pulled the thread of all the other losses in my life. So I started painting little 6″ x 6″ portraits of hummingbirds. I painted until the griefs settled back into their proper places in my heart. Then just as suddenly, I was done with the series. Two paintings remain unfinished. Once the inspiration leaves, it’s gone.
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