CRESTON ARTS DEPOT GALLERY

Join us for this wildlife exhibition featuring paintings showcasing various birds found in North America. These paintings are inspired by King’s 2024 goal of painting a different bird each month. King’s goal with this show is to showcase the elegance, beauty, and splendor of different birds found in the United States.

Artist Bio:

My name is Sarah King and I am a wildlife artist from Creston, Iowa.  I am a self-taught artist and have been painting my whole life.  I have always been fascinated by nature and the animal kingdom.  At the beginning of this year, I decided to challenge myself by doing a painting of a different bird every month this year.  I wanted to improve upon my already developed skills and learn new techniques.

For my paintings in this gallery I have used acrylic and watercolor for 2 different styles of birds.  My watercolor birds are done in a more animated style and my acrylic paintings are realistic.  I have even used clay to shape the flowers on my barn swallow painting to add texture and dimension.  A signature touch I add to all of my acrylic paintings is to apply a gloss mod podge to the eye to create shine and add life.  

With this gallery I wanted to showcase the elegance, beauty, and splendor of different birds found in the United States.  Before and during a painting I do research on the preferred territory range of each bird in order to accurately represent the area that particular bird inhabits.