One Thing Leads to Another

This past summer was one of Tucson's hottest on record. With the heat on my mind, I started a series of paintings featuring a yellow circle (sun) and birds that I've photographed in my yard over the years we've lived here. Well, I didn't stick to the yellow circle long. It became the moon and other colors crept in as well. I broke the margin a little and a lot, or kept it whole. I like the circle as a design element and it helps focus attention on the bird I'm painting too. I've got fourteen paintings so far and I'm not finished yet. Here are three from the series....