Kraft Paper Pigeons

Raising Funds for Pigeon Rescue & Adoption

The kraft paper pigeons started when I got frustrated with another project. I was feeling too tight, so I roughed out a pigeon on the heavy brown paper that usually covers my art table. That’s where I test or mix paint colors, make random marks, glue down leftover bits of paper, and generally let myself make a happy mess. I gave that first scribbled bird (Cantaloupe, pictured below) as a gift, and then I found that I wanted to keep using my desktop playground to make pigeon portraits. Click on any bird to see a larger version.

Contact me with questions or if you want to bring one of these birds home to live with you. I donate a portion of sales to pigeon rescue organizations, including Palomacy Pigeon & Dove Adoptions & Moose’s Flock.

Mixed media portrait of rescued pigeon Jerri Berri. She has a black body and a golden brown wing made of paper and fabric. The background is textured, mostly white with abstract black flowers.
Golden (Jerri Berri); 16 x 20 inches; kraft and mixed papers, fabric, acrylic, pencil, and pastel on upcycled canvas in a black floater frame; $400
Winter Comes, Winter Goes; 12 x 12 inches, 14 x 14 inches framed; acrylic, vintage papers, and pencil on kraft paper in a vintage blue wood frame; [SOLD]
Mixed media portrait of rescued pigeon Moose. He's made of acrylic paint, mixed paper collage, and pencil on kraft paper.
Moose; 14 x 14 inches; acrylic, collage, and pencil on kraft paper in a found gold frame. [NFS]
A mixed media portrait of rescued German Beauty Homer pigeon Pomelo. He's made of acrylic, mixed paper, pencil and pen on kraft paper.
Pomelo; 10 x 8 inches, 17 x 14 inches framed, acrylic, collage, pencil, and pen on kraft paper in a modern, textured frame; $200
Mixed media portrait of rescued pigeon Lizzie wearing Victorian clothing made of paper and cloth collage.
On My Way (Lizzie); 8 x 10 inches, 11.5 x 13.5 inches framed; paper and fabric collage, acrylic, pencil, and pen on kraft paper in an upcycled wood frame. [SOLD]
Rescued roller pigeon Pip is sitting in a wooden rocking chair in this mixed media collage portrait made of acrylic paint, mixed papers, pencil, and pen on kraft paper.
Always on Time (Pip); 10 x 10 inches, 12 x 12 inches framed; collage, acrylic, pen, and pencil on kraft paper in a bold, vintage wood frame; [NFS]
A mixed media portrait of rescued pigeon Bonk wearing a purple heart and combat boots. Acrylic paint and pencil on paper.
We Can Be Heroes (Bonk); 6 x 9 inches, 10.5 x 12.5 inches framed; acrylic and pencil on a gel plate print in a vintage wood frame; [SOLD]
A mixed media portrait of rescued English carrier pigeon Omen. Loosely painted over a multi-colored background on kraft paper.
A Good Omen; 11 x 14 inches, 16 x 13 inches framed; acrylic, pencil, and collage on kraft paper in a vintage gold frame; [SOLD]
A mixed-media sketch of rescued pigeon Canteloupe on brown kraft paper
Thank You For Your Kindness (Cantaloupe); acrylic, pencil, and pen on kraft paper. Cantaloupe was the original kraft paper pigeon. I cut his portrait from the desktop paper and gave it to his adopter.

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