
Together Above All

by Angeles M Pomata
Title
Together Above All
Artist
Angeles M Pomata
Medium
Mixed Media - Oil On Paper
Description
This painting is based on the original photographs 'Northern Cardinal' and 'Exquisite Beauty - Female Northern Cardinal', by Cindy Treger, whose express consent has been requested to use it as a reference.
The original photos are here:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/northern-cardinal-cindy-treger.html
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/exqusite-beauty-female-northern-cardinal-cindy-treger.html
The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is a North American bird. It is found in woodlands, gardens, shrublands, and swamps of southern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Texas and south through Mexico. The name of this cute North American songbird refers to the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church, who wear distinctive red robes and caps, although the description only fits the male.
The female is fawn, with mostly grayish-brown tones, but she also sports a sharp crest and warm red accents on the wings and tail feathers.
During winter, both male and female will fluff up their down feathers in order to trap warm air next to their body and keeping cold air from reaching their body, and also take turns tucking one leg at a time into their body to keep them warm while still using the other to stand.
As a curiosity, the female Northern Cardinal is one of the few female North American songbirds that sing, and she does often while sitting on the nest. Another curious detail is that the female is fed by the male as part of the courtship behavior.
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November 4th, 2018
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Comments (38)

Sharon Mayhak
Awesome work, Angeles!! You and Cindy make an excellent team. Your details and amazing color is magnificent. Well done!
Angeles M Pomata replied:
This is so kind of you, Sharon!! Thank you so much for your gracious words. :))

Cindy Treger
Angeles, this is such an amazing piece of artwork - love everything about it. f/l
Angeles M Pomata replied:
So very kind of you, dear Cindy!! I greatly appreciate your lovely words. :))

Nisha Verma
Wow! Magnificent piece of art, dear Angeles! Love the marvelous background! Beautiful colors and wonderful details, Simply adorable artwork! L/F
Angeles M Pomata replied:
Thank you so very much for your lovely comment, dear Nisha!! You are so, so kind. :))

Cindy Treger
Angeles, revisiting this stunning piece of artwork with an amazing background. f/l
Angeles M Pomata replied:
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment, dear Cindy!! I love your brilliant photos. :))