Tommy is the color story of the whole flock. Deep teal-green feathers, a swipe of red-orange painted around each eye like war paint, wide turquoise irises, and a thick golden-orange beak that sweeps down the center of the canvas. Set against warm chocolate brown, those complementary colors do all the work.

Painted by hand in acrylic with directional, feather-following strokes, Tommy is cropped close so he fills the frame edge to edge — bold and graphic, with the same sly expression the rest of the birds share. His red-and-teal striped legs are the perfect finishing joke.

At 10 × 20 he’s built for narrow walls: the space between windows, next to a door frame, up a stairwell, or in a hallway. He also anchors a gallery wall of birds beautifully, since his warm-and-cool palette bridges the blue and the red pieces.

• Size: 10 × 20 inches
• Medium: Acrylic on canvas
• Original: One of a kind, signed and dated (2026)
• Ready to hang — ships in 3–5 business days

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Every bird in this series traces back to my grandfather, Dave Coleman — a Seattle jazz drummer who painted birds his whole life. Read the story →