Last night’s idle paintings of barn swallows. Trying to capture their movement and to get a sense of muscle and bone deep beneath their sleek plumage.

Several swallow families spend the warm months living in holes in the side of a brick building right where I park each day. They catch insects over the campus ponds.

Painted with just two colors of Daniel Smith watercolor paint, Aquash water brush.

Three watercolor illustrations depict a swallow bird in different poses, accompanied by color samples and a handwritten date.