feathers, nests, eggs & other curiosities

“Your art is to be the praise of something that you love.
It may only be the praise of a shell or a stone.”

–John Ruskin

Pheasant Feather

watercolor on vellum, 12 x 9 in, SOLD

Adornment - Turkey Feathers

watercolor on vellum
11x 9 inches
SOLD

Nest Series #9, Leaf Wrap

sepia watercolor on paper
8 x 6 inches
SOLD

Nest Series #10, Reach

sepia watercolor on paper
6 x 8 inches
$125.00

A Study of Blue and Gray - Great Blue Heron Feather

dry brush watercolor on calfskin vellum
22 x 8.25
$2,500.00

Osprey Egg

watercolor on vellum
6 x 4 inches
$575.00

Gilded Nest

mixed media on Arches Huile paper
8 x 8 inches
$375.00

Nest of Treasures

mixed media on Arches Huile paper
8 x 8 inches
$375.00

Costa Rica Shells

watercolor on vellum
3.25 x 2.5 inches
$275.00

Nest-Series-#12, Twist

sepia ink on paper
6 x 8 inches
$85.00

Song Sparrow eggs & feather

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

TuckerWoods Treasures

watercolor on vellum
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Available

stone cairn

painted for the book
Morning Leaves: Reflections on Loss, Grief and Connection,br>by Laing F. Rikkers

Pheasant Feather

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

nest

painted for the book
Morning Leaves: Reflections on Loss, Grief and Connection,br>by Laing F. Rikkers

Bittersweet

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Eastern Blue Butterfly

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Nest-Series-#11, Roots

sepia ink on paper
8 x 6 inches
$85.00

Red-shouldered Hawk Feather

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Red-bellied Woodpecker Feather

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Doris Longwing Butterfly

watercolor on vellum
5 x 3 inches
$550.00

Big Tooth Aspen Leaf

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Gingko Leaves

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Tuscan Fig

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Barred Owl Feather

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Peacock Feather

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Bluebird Feathers

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Feathers

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

House Finch Egg 1

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Acorn

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Black Oak Caps

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Blue Jay Feather

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

The Weight of the World - Common Murre Egg

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Red-tailed Hawk Feather

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Common Raven Egg

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Catbird Egg

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Blue Jay feather

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Blue Jay Egg

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Cedar Waxwing Egg

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

House Wren Egg

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Woodpecker Feather

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Woodpecker Feather

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

House- Finch Egg 2

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Northern Mockingbird Egg

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Scallop Shells

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

American Robin Egg

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Northern Mockingbird Egg

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Northern Cardinal Egg

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Three Eggs

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Two Eggs

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Northern Mockingbird Egg

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

Song Sparrow Eggs & Feather

watercolor on vellum
SOLD

For questions about my work or to purchase an original, please contact me at kradding@mac.com