From the "Little Birds" series—10x8" original charcoal drawing.
The swamp sparrow is one of our native sparrows related to the song sparrow. He flies from cattail to cattail singing in his territory. This one was inspired by the ones who live down the road from us along Conewango Creek. Sparrows are beautifully marked and yet so often underappreciated.  This series is presented on gesso panels mounted to 3/4” New Zealand pine. The image area is highly textured and details are scratched into the dry and liquid charcoal. After a splash of metallic bronze acrylic, the art is sealed with an archival fixative for a dramatic, frameless presentation. Ready to hang as is, or framed as desired.