nesting hummingbird Archives

8 Dec 2025

Painting a Gorgeous Waterbird in Watercolor: Gray-headed Swamphen

by Matt Bohan | posted in: Finished Paintings, Step-by-Step | 0

This Gray-headed swamphen was one of my life birds from my last trip to Florida. To bird-nerds like myself, a life bird is one that you have never seen before. We get pretty excited about things like that! These birds … Continued

14 Nov 2025

Painting a Nesting Ruby-throated Hummingbird

by Matt Bohan | posted in: Finished Paintings, time lapse | 0

I’ve only painted hummingbirds twice before, and both were commissioned pieces. One featured five males of different species in Arizona and the other two Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. All were fun to paint, especially with those with bright metallic feathers! This bird … Continued