#american goldfinch
American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis
Well I guess I better get back to posting! Let’s start with this American goldfinch on the lovely Jessica, @coasttocoasttattoo during my current visit to Charlotte NC! Having a love/hate relationship with Instagram is a bit of a nightmare
#goldfinch #goldfinchtattoo #birdtattoo #neotrad #neotraditionaltattoo #neatraditional #illustration #uktattoo #charlottetattoo #northcarolinatattoo #coasttocoast #thecircle (at Coast To Coast Tattoo)
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Finches are so peaceful,
and Goldfinches even more so… Not. Hormones are raging in the backyard right now, and there are lots of colorful wing displays during the daily fight for territory, dominance and food. It’s gotta be stressful. As you can see, the Goldfinches are transitioning to their summer feathers, and they look adventurously patchy right now too. These tinies lead a stressful life!
“Yellow Fragment” American Goldfinch (breeding plumage) 6"x6" oil on panel
“Shortest Days” American Goldfinch (nonbreeding) 5"x7" oil on panel
Despite these being the same species, I was trying to communicate very different things in these paintings (and it’s not about plumage).
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American Goldfinch
