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�In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.� � Robert Lynd

I am continuing on with my bird obsession. This one is a tiny titmouse catching the first light of day atop a high limb where he blends into the sky in his feathery disguise. I love birds but especially the titmouse.

"I am a graphic designer and contemporary impressionist oil painter of what I call, not-so-still life. Life never sits still; it is a living organism of energy and light spinning in perpetual motion. Energy extends beyond visual boundaries of shape to connect and dance with all that surrounds. My objective is a portrayal of the movement and sense of spirit. I find joy in simple ordinary things around me, and am fascinated by the play of light, shadow and reflections of color. I work in contemplative solitude to hear all that is being revealed by a subject. My paintings are painted wet-on-wet in bold loose brush stokes, laying down one delicious spot or note of color or tone of color, one next to another until they merge into a...