From 2010–2011 I lived in Capetown South Africa with my family. I spent free time documenting, observing and painting the population of birds. Some seemed familiar while others were clearly native only to that habitat.

Cape Gannet
8×8 in
Oil on canvas

Egyptian Goose
8×8 in
Oil on canvas
Glossy Ibis at Westerdord
8×8 in
Oil on canvas

Penguin Walking
8×8 in
Oil on canvas


Pied Crow
8×8 in
Oil on canvas
Sacred Ibis
8×8 in
Oil on canvas
Male Finch
8×8 in
Oil on panel

Alice’s Finch
8×8 in
Oil on panel
Weaver Bird
6×6 in
Oil on panel with driftwood frame
Starling
8×8 in
Oil on canvas

Guinea and Fowl
8×8 in
Oil on canvas
Hoopoe
8×8 in
Oil on canvas
Ibis
8×8 in
Oil on canvas
Cormorants
8×8 in
Oil on canvas
Coot
8×8 in
Oil on canvas
Pigeon
8×8 in
Oil on canvas
© Julie Stunden
Contact julie.stunden@gmail.com for commissions