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Nature has always inspired me as an artist. As a young child, I was always very intrigued by being outside and soaking up the oceans, forests, and rivers.
One creature I’ve always been fascinated by is the hummingbird. These birds are incredible. Here are a few interesting facts about them.
Hummingbirds are among the lightest of North American birds, weighing between 2 and 20 grams, with some weighing about as much as a penny. They are the only birds that can fly backward and hover in place. This is possible by rotating their wings and beating them up to 60 times per second. Their wings are among the fastest in the bird world, and they can also move in a figure-eight pattern.
In this painting, I didn’t directly copy a specific species of hummingbird. I wanted to create my own by using references of several different species of hummingbirds. I made these birds with my own color choices, using blues, purples, and warm brown color tones. I chose these colors to help contrast the flower that I also created.
This is not a real flower. I created it out of my imagination by using references of leaves, specifically leaves of the fall. I’ve always loved the dark, warm orange color tones of leaves during fall, so I thought, how cool would it be to create my own flower made out of leaves from the fall?
In doing so, I tried to create a cohesive piece where this particular species of hummingbird is hovering around the new flower, which I call the Fall Flower.
I also wanted to add a ladybug at the very center. Ladybugs have also fascinated me due to their beautiful colors and body structure.
This flower has streams of water shooting from its petals to ensure the hummingbirds have hydration to live long lives in my own imaginative world.
The reason I also choose to paint scenes of nature and wildlife is to bring awareness to the small things in life, like animals, birds, sea creatures, etc. There are so many beautiful things in this life, and we, as humans, can affect their habitats. We, as a society, should do the best we can to help protect their homes.
Nature has always inspired me as an artist. As a young child, I was always very intrigued by being outside and soaking up the oceans, forests, and rivers.
One creature I’ve always been fascinated by is the hummingbird. These birds are incredible. Here are a few interesting facts about them.
Hummingbirds are among the lightest of North American birds, weighing between 2 and 20 grams, with some weighing about as much as a penny. They are the only birds that can fly backward and hover in place. This is possible by rotating their wings and beating them up to 60 times per second. Their wings are among the fastest in the bird world, and they can also move in a figure-eight pattern.
In this painting, I didn’t directly copy a specific species of hummingbird. I wanted to create my own by using references of several different species of hummingbirds. I made these birds with my own color choices, using blues, purples, and warm brown color tones. I chose these colors to help contrast the flower that I also created.
This is not a real flower. I created it out of my imagination by using references of leaves, specifically leaves of the fall. I’ve always loved the dark, warm orange color tones of leaves during fall, so I thought, how cool would it be to create my own flower made out of leaves from the fall?
In doing so, I tried to create a cohesive piece where this particular species of hummingbird is hovering around the new flower, which I call the Fall Flower.
I also wanted to add a ladybug at the very center. Ladybugs have also fascinated me due to their beautiful colors and body structure.
This flower has streams of water shooting from its petals to ensure the hummingbirds have hydration to live long lives in my own imaginative world.
The reason I also choose to paint scenes of nature and wildlife is to bring awareness to the small things in life, like animals, birds, sea creatures, etc. There are so many beautiful things in this life, and we, as humans, can affect their habitats. We, as a society, should do the best we can to help protect their homes.