This is my third painting of birds at a fountain in Southern California. The Los Angeles Audubon Society tells me this is a Rock Pigeon, formerly known as a Rock Dove. The genus and species are Columba livia. In other photos I took that day, The Fountain King is on a higher perch, looking down …
The Fountain King
2010 - 12" x 16" - Watercolor, Arches Aquarelle watercolor paper
There’s a hierarchy at a Coffee Bean Café fountain across from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. This is a portrait of the Fountain King (at least one of them). He sat with regal grace over his watery throne – until he deigned to give someone else a turn. The feather textures, the …
Carlos Alberto de Los Angeles Ortiz del Toro
2010 - 12" x 16.5" - Watercolor, Arches Aquarelle watercolor paper
At the Coffee Bean Café below the Tuscany Apartments in Los Angeles, there’s a very pleasant outdoor seating area with a stone fountain. The splashing fountain gets many feathery visitors each day. This bird had an impressively aristocratic bearing, as he enjoyed a typical sunny day in Southern California. Shown at Art Around the Corner, …
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