'Stick Season Cardinal' -original painting - 16 x 20"

There’s an irony to Michigan’s Stick Season.
The landscape turns quiet.
Muted.
Bare.
But that’s when the trees reveal their best lines—strong silhouettes, long shadows, no leaves hiding the good stuff.
And then there’s the cardinal.
A vivid flash of red against birch and brush.
Bold. Confident. Completely unfazed by the stillness around him.
He perches.
He lingers.
He steals the show.
This painting was inspired by that moment—the surprise of beauty arriving exactly when everything else feels paused. A reminder that even in life’s in-between seasons, color, presence, and quiet confidence still have a place.
 
Perfect for anyone who finds calm in nature, strength in simplicity, and joy in noticing the small, unexpected moments.
 
Original oil painting, 20h x 16w x .5" Ready to hang or be enhanced by a frame.