Spring Bird

Spring Bird Spring Bird is a place in Dundee, Illinois that is dedicated to conserving natural and creative worlds through practicing hospitality.

New Painting: "Summer Plans"24" x 30" x 1.5"Acrylic on Canvas $500
06/13/2026

New Painting: "Summer Plans"

24" x 30" x 1.5"

Acrylic on Canvas

$500

Sun Spot 24" x 30"Acrylic on Canvas $500This was a difficult painting to make. A couple of weeks ago, we had to say good...
05/27/2026

Sun Spot
24" x 30"
Acrylic on Canvas
$500

This was a difficult painting to make. A couple of weeks ago, we had to say goodbye to our dear Ninja kitty. On her penultimate day, we spent much of it outside together with her sister Marbles. Ninja drank from the creek, basked in sunny patches, and allowed the bees to hum to her. It was reassuring to see her find enjoyment in nature before she left us. 

Ninja was a very special cat. She was the big boss lady of Spring Bird - greeting guests and keeping an eye on the place like a watchdog. She was a perfect studio companion, as well - often on my lap watching me draw and paint as if she was studying the craft for herself or getting ready to pounce on a brush. Her favorite game was pulling the pins out of my pincushion, and of course, she was one of my greatest, most popular muses. Knowing that many of my paintings of her hang in people’s homes is comforting. Her presence lives on in this regard. We miss her heaps, but I already suspect that she is haunting us in the calls of the catbirds who are as vocal as she was, and I also imagine she might resurface in future paintings.  Rest in purrs Ninja - in your forever sunny spot!

Acrylic Painting: "Pasadena Boba"48" x 36" x 1.5"2026$945
05/15/2026

Acrylic Painting: "Pasadena Boba"

48" x 36" x 1.5"

2026

$945



Mediation 325 Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper 6" x 6"$50
05/15/2026

Mediation 325

Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper

6" x 6"
$50

Mediation 324 Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper 6" x 6"$50
05/15/2026

Mediation 324

Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper

6" x 6"
$50

Acrylic painting on unstretched canvas"Home Yet?"Roughly 4' x 6'2026
05/12/2026

Acrylic painting on unstretched canvas

"Home Yet?"

Roughly 4' x 6'

2026

Patrick and I are very excited to announce this year’s Artist in Residence - author Goeun Park! While at Spring Bird, Go...
05/05/2026

Patrick and I are very excited to announce this year’s Artist in Residence - author Goeun Park! 

While at Spring Bird, Goeun Park intends to add some chapters to their novel about a group of friends coming of age while travelling south along the Mississippi River. The friends challenge each other, "They ask each other, Who is allowed to build a nation? How do we act justly in a rapidly decaying world? What do we owe each other?"

We hope that Goeun finds inspiration, comfort, and rest at Spring Bird!

Thanks to all who submitted, we are grateful to you for sharing your passion and devotion to your creative work. 

Learn more about Goeun on their website: goeun.co

New Merch!Here's what I have been working on during volleyball tournaments 🏐🧵🪡
05/04/2026

New Merch!

Here's what I have been working on during volleyball tournaments 🏐🧵🪡

Another meditation painting - Ink on watercolor paper 8" x 8"
03/18/2026

Another meditation painting -

Ink on watercolor paper

8" x 8"

Calling All Artists! Writers! Musicians! and Makers!!!!!It’s time to apply to the 2026 Spring Bird’s Artist Residency Pr...
02/12/2026

Calling All Artists! Writers! Musicians! and Makers!!!!!

It’s time to apply to the 2026 Spring Bird’s Artist Residency Program!!!

This Residency is for anyone wanting to finish that project they’ve been meaning to complete,

OR for those dreaming of something new that they’d like to develop but don’t have the time or space,

Or it’s perfect for those creators whose work is connected to nature!

If any of these statements sound like you, you are invited to apply!

Visit springbird.land (link in bio) to learn more and apply!!

Spring Bird Cottage is located on a 14 acre woodland, in Dundee, Illinois! 

Feel free to pass along to anyone who might be interested!

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West Dundee, IL

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