Academic Drawing of a Bird Demonstration from Start to Finish by artist Elena Roche

These greeting cards are original miniature paintings and drawings created by me at my home studio and wildlife refuge, El Refugio. All the animals depicted in these cards are actual animals that not only survive but thrive with our support. Most of the time I sketch and paint them by just looking out of my windows where they come to our feeders, fountain, and trees. After the Palisades Fire in May of 2021, we had a sharp increase in the bird population. I had to purchase larger capacity bird feeders and a lot more bird food. All that doesn’t come cheap. Thus, all the proceeds from sales of these cards will benefit the wildlife as in purchases of bird food and providing and maintaining water supply and green trees for shelter. Elena Roché was academically trained in Moscow, Russia. She now lives in Southern California and works as an independent artist and art teacher. Visit her website