This listing is for an open edition Giclee Print of "Cedar Waxwing" an original Gouache painting by Erin Linton. Your choice of 8x10, 11x14 or 16x20.

I have been lucky enough to get to work with Cedar Waxwings as a wildlife rehabber in Oregon. Every time I paint one I feel like I am cheating. Their subtle markings are so elegant and the waxy embellishments on their wings add just the perfect amount of “bling.” Listening for their calls is the surest way of finding them while out on a walk; that and scouting out areas with lots of berries. These lovely birds can get themselves into trouble after eating fruit that has fermented. I get a few calls every year to go and gently scoop up birds that have had “one too many.” I offer them a bit of water and a good nights rest safe from cats and other predators that would gladly take advantage of a tipsy bird. After some time to recover from what I am sure is a heck of a hangover they are released again.
I paint with Gouache on teabags. After being steeped, the teabags are dried and rinsed. The teabags are then soaked in a base bath, to remove acidity, and then rinsed and dried again. I then apply them in layers on canvas board.

All originals are then scanned, and I create high quality archival prints from those scans.