Bullock’s Oriole (original) 12 x 16 canvas

$700.00

This Bullock’s Oriole painting was begun in 2005 and I’m calling it finished now in February of 2024. This is a singing male in a Cottonwood tree. Bullock’s Orioles are Cottonwood-obligates around here, I believe, they need Cottonwoods and when there are a lot of Cottonwoods–knock on some soft Cotton-wood here–there are usually Bullock’s around.

Anytime you have really bright iridescent colors on a bird, it is going to be hard to paint convincingly. As you can tell by looking at the painting, I piled on the paint until it didn’t want to pile on anymore.  I like it–well, I love it–but I’m not sure if anyone else will.

If anyone would like to arrange to come down to the store at First & Pike and take a look at these paintings, that can easily be arranged.  Email me at [email protected] to make sure the painting will be at the store when you get there.