The next painting in the series of bird paintings for my friends Tyler and Shanti is a Red-Bellied Woodpecker. I LOVE seeing this guy show up at my bird feeder, so I was pretty excited to paint him.

One thing – in case you don�t know. The red-bellied woodpecker has a red head, yes. But it does indeed have a red belly. It�s just that the red on it�s belly is smalll, and faint, compared to the red you see on it�s head.

Also, I wonder if it�s poisonous. In nature, aren�t red things usually poisonous?

Anyway – I didn�t take any progress shots of this painting, so I only have the final to show

I like how I did the head so that it�s not entirely composed of solid lines. I picked a couple of areas, and used a damp brush to feather the edge in those places.

I�m also happy with the three trunk or post that it�s standing on. I�m really tired, and I�m falling asleep as I type this so I�m going to pack things up.

I think the next one is going to be a bluebird. We�ll see – maybe not.