Medium: Watercolor, Image Size: 10.5″h x 15″w, 2003.

Mourning Doves aren’t the smartest birds out there. I’ve seen them nest on the ground in places that were unwise places to nest; yet they somehow rear their young and fill the air with their mournful calls. I put this small flock in a colorful, pebbled setting to mimic the colors in their plumage.

Original is sold.