Story
This is the first in a series of "Birds of Childhood" paintings I am working
on.   They are the birds I grew up with as a child living near the fields, streams,
and lakes of Michigan.  An avid bird watcher since age 10, I can vividly recall
the cedar waxwings lighting up our cherry tree during springtime.   I was
always startled when they came as their colors were so soft and unusual.

                                                                                              -Suzanne

"Bluebird"
(close up view in part)

Story
As a child, I always looked for bluebirds, but unfortunately, during the severe
winters of the early 1950's before I was born, many of them had died. It wasn't until
the spring of 1991 on my property in Manchester, MI  (Irish Hills area) that I had the
opportunity to observe a pair in the front yard rolling wildflower field.  I followed
them with my camera and watched them through my windows hoping to get a close
up view as they landed on my newly planted pines or sought to catch an insect on
the daisies.  From these memories and photos, this painting was born.
                                                                                                                      -Suzanne

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