My envelope art contribution to Mail Me Art 3: Short & Sweet It's an honor to have been invited to the project! See the full story on my blog -- [link]
I chose to illustrate some cute but endangered hummingbirds Size: 162 x 229mm Media: Microns, watercolors, colored inks + gouache
From left to right we have: Amazilia castaneiventris (Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird), Lepidopyga lilliae (Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird), Eupherusa cyanophrys (Blue-capped Hummingbird), Glaucis dohrnii (Hook-billed Hermit Hummingbird), and Amazilia boucardi (Mangrove Hummingbird).
This image is now a limited edition print of 25 which comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and can be acquired here: [link]
My mother was a huge fan of hummingbirds-they were her favourite. She would hang feeders outside the kitchen window so that she could always watch them. She would have loved to see this.