The Art of  Peter Mathios

Artist's Description:   Stellar's Jays regularly frequent the forests near my home. This particular bird was seen while cross-country skiing around Todd Lake in the Central Oregon Cascades. Because they are scavengers, the jay followed us on our trek around the small lake landing regularly on the branches of the surrounding trees to see if there were any tasty morsels to be had.  The breaking light hit the blue shades of the bird in an inspiring way that set it apart from the fresh fallen snow.