Berry Fritz Archived Artworks

• Temple Bells

  Oil, Panel, 18 x 24. My first local experience on a trip to Bali was entering the terminal in Denpasar and hearing a recording of Balinese temple bells. The terminal was decorated with classical Balinese Hindu folk art…

• Heartstring

  Oil, Linen, 28 x 9. This painting is obviously a celebration of color---the full spectrum, plus three of our most colorful birds placed next to a heart of the opposite color on the color wheel, causing the chroma to loo…

• Cardinals Mr. and Mrs.

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 12. Most winters a pair of cardinals visit my yard. I keep hoping they will nest in one of my trees and so increase their numbers, but no such luck so far.

• Tufted Titmouse on Bell

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 9. My first instinct was to call this painting "Bell Bird," but then I remembered there are actual bell birds in Australia that really do "ding" instead of "chirp." If anyone can think of a wittier titl…

• Three Green Jays

  Oil, Linen, 14 x 20. A small gang of green jays visited my yard last year. They stayed a while but being jays, they didn't stay still long enough to sketch. I did manage to get some good photos though. This painting is…

• Mind If I Join You?

  Oil, Panel, 11 x 14. Whitewing doves and sparrows are the most prolific birds that visit my bird table. The stately, subtly colored doves are quite a contrast to the lively, noisy sparrows.

• A Very Cold Day

  Oil, Panel, 4 x 4. It's rarely cold enough in South Texas for birds to plump out their feathers to keep warm. I photographed this one in England.

• Zebra Finch with Ginger Jar

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 10. This blue jar has appeared in many of my paintings over the years. I think its intense cool tones make it a perfect foil for the warm flashes of reds and yellows in the zebra finch.

• Played Out

  Oil, linen, 14 x 20

• Summer Night

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 10

• Loafer

  Oil, linen, 20 x 24