Roseate Spoonbill Nest Study - Original Oil Painting On Gold Leaf Rooster 16" x 20" and 24"

16" x 20" and 24" x 32" with a french cleat wall mount

We finish each one with an undercoated metallic glaze and a nice cream crackle top coat

Nest are built mostly by the female with the materials the male has brought her

What a beautiful site

Roseate Spoonbill Nest Study - Original Oil Painting On Gold Leaf Rooster 16" x 20" and 24"They nest in colonies with egrets, ibises and herons. In the shady side of a mangrove, sea myrtle or other shrubs near the water. They can nest as high up as 16. I paint these studies over and over again, each time I paint it, it will come out different. Same as in nature, each bird builds its nest different adapting to the materials they find and the location available. Painted on a wood panel that has been Gold Leafed. Wood panel is 12" x 12" by 0.