(juvenile male blue- throat conure, Pyrrhura cruentata)

This young conure was a little startled by all of the lights, cameras and table settings. What you don’t see in the painting is all of the hands hovering around him, offering him treats and encouraging him to stay put for just a few seconds so I could capture his ruffled plumage. The great thing about working with live birds is that the choice is always theirs. They can stay and participate or fly off and leave.

30x20cm oil on board