In many ways, these paintings have a lot in common with my spinning shoals of fish or koi carp work. They are about capturing the flow and movement of flocking birds against the changing light of the sky. They are about being drawn to the light, moving heavenward, free and released.
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Hummingbirds in Flight - oil on canvas
Circling Flock - oil on canvas

Circling Flock II - oil on canvas
Circling Flock III - oil on canvas

Circling Flock IV - oil on canvas
Hummingbirds - oil on canvas

Breakthrough - oil on canvas, 40" x 40"

Swooping and Circling - oil on canvas, 40"x 40"