Rainbow of Hummingbirds

by Marilyn Smith

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$350

Dimensions

11.000 x 11.000 inches

Title

Rainbow of Hummingbirds

Artist

Marilyn Smith

Medium

Painting - Watercolor

Description

This hummingbird collage in watercolor consists of five different male hummingbird species that reside in Arizona and the southwest Sonoran desert regions. It is quite unlikely that hyou would see all of these together in such a feeding frenzy as the males are very territorial and are not often willing to share their food sources. My love for the hummingbirds inspired me to show the variety of rainbow colors within the five species that I have painted here. The first one on the bottom left is the Anna's hummingbird. His glorious fuchsia-red crown and gorget glisten when he is in the sunlight. His upper body and wings are green with dark tail feathers. Here he is diving for the red blossom of the Aloe Vera plant. Just above him I placed the Broad-billed hummingbird feeding on a Chuparosa red flower. He is adorned in several iridescent shades of greens, blues and purples covering almost his entire body, which sets him apart from the other hummingbirds. This species will also be recognized for his red-orange beak. On top is the Violet-crowned hummingbird. His crown is dark purple and sometimes looks black in the lack of sunshine. He is a dark gray/bronze color with white underparts and also sports the orange beak. Next in line on the upper right is the Rufous hummingbird. His rainbow pallet of rusty oranges and specks of green along with a bright red-orange gorget and rusty tail are hard to miss. The last one is a favorite of mine since we had the Costa's hummingbirds nest in our yard and watched them change into adults. The male Costa's has a magnificent shade of violet or purple iridescent feathers covering his entire head and chin. His gorget has longer feathers on each side of his throat that fan out over his chest. His upper body is also a greenish hue. I chose muted warm colors to finish the background.

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December 26th, 2020

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