by Steve Tanham
A haiku and a hummingbird drawing…
I consulted with the Oracle about this tiny (3″) Mexican hummingbird, one of many of the endangered bird species of the world. Less than 1000 are estimated to exist.
I did my first sketch, above, in colored pencil, but felt the colors lacked enough vibrancy, so I painted the top one with my metallic watercolors.
Flowers grow feathered
wings humming bird poetry
air breathes spiritsong
Sun in Gemini 
Brilliant sketch (and haiku). I need to check those metallic watercolours out!
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It was such a good picture, Michael. It ‘grabbed’ me as soon as I saw it. Good luck with the painting!
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Absolutely gorgeous, and so glad to learn about the endangered Mexican hummingbird. And I am going to have to catch up on my painting because I had not heard of the metallic watercolors, and that is my favorite medium. I have not done watercolors for awhile, so no wonder I am not familiar with them, but I am going to try to find some and take a good look. What a difference it makes. Thank you kindly.
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