Seeing red

"Seeing red," 5 x 7 watercolor, 140 lb. d'Arches rough press paper

Take a walk in the woods or parks, almost anytime of the year but especially in drab winter months,  and when you catch a flash of red out of the corner of your eye, you know what it is.

The brightly colored, aptly named male cardinal brings color to a sometimes drab landscape.

Later in the year, in mating season I assume, you can often hear their distinctive  call even if you can't see them in thickening foliage.

We have lots of birds in our yard, especially with feeders in winter. robins have recently arrived. Soon, there will be cardinals, and later in the year still drab young ones.

It's good to be seeing red.

Today's watercolor, soon to be framed and for sale at our galery, In Your Eye Studio and Gallery in Paseo, for a February show, them: red.