My friend Susan W is just learning how to watercolor. To help her along, another friend, Leah, and I got together with her and sat on each side of her while we all painted our own versions of a bird from the same reference. This little cutie is a titmouse, but I improvised the branch and berries as I don't know what her preferred habitat is.

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I machine-sewed the watercolor paper onto the lid of a box and filled it with pineapple guavas from my yard to give to Leah.