Cardinal in the Tree is a painting that I recently completed. I’ve done many dove and crow paintings with the sun or moon in the scene and I got the idea to try my hand at creating a similar whimsical painting of a song bird. I chose the cardinal since I felt like using bright red paint.
We have a couple of cardinal couples that hang out in our yard. One late afternoon while in my husband’s upstairs studio, I looked out the window and saw a beautiful cardinal high up in a tree branch, this surprised me because I hadn’t realized just how tall particular accent tree had gotten. I planted 15 years ago and it has tripled in size.
With that scene in mind, I started the painting. I know that many people think when a cardinal appears it can symbolize a dead loved one is thinking of them. I like that idea and every time I spot a male cardinal, I like to think that my dad is winking at me. He and my mom loved their backyard with all their song birds. I hope all are enjoying this Easter and Passover weekend.
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What a bright lovely painting! I also think cardinals come into our view when a loved one from the other side is saying “Hello, I love you”.
Thank you Melissa, I love that idea also!
Wonderful painting 🙂 thanks for sharing 🙂😊
Thank you, and thanks for stopping by!
It’s all my pleasure stay blessed 🤗🥰❤️
This is fabulous! I absolutely love the cardinals. The background is so cheerful too.