This is “Eclipse Birds.”
![Eclipse Birds. 30" x 24", Oil on Canvas, © 2016 Cedar Lee](https://www.artbycedar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Eclipse-Birds.jpg)
Small silhouetted birds perch in the branches of a tree during a total solar eclipse.
![Cedar Lee with her art: Eclipse Birds. 30" x 24", Oil on Canvas, © 2016 Cedar Lee](https://www.artbycedar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Eclipse-Birds-scale.jpg)
This is one of my favorite paintings in the studio right now!
![Detail: Eclipse Birds. 30" x 24", Oil on Canvas, © 2016 Cedar Lee](https://www.artbycedar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Eclipse-Birds-detail2.jpg)
This is called a “diamond ring corona” because the starburst of light makes the sun’s corona look like a shining diamond on a ring.
![Detail: Eclipse Birds. 30" x 24", Oil on Canvas, © 2016 Cedar Lee](https://www.artbycedar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Eclipse-Birds-detail1.jpg)
The awe-inspiring scene is painted in gold, rose and violet colors.
![Eclipse Birds. 30" x 24", Oil on Canvas, © 2016 Cedar Lee](https://www.artbycedar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Eclipse-Birds2.jpg)
The painting continues around the 2.5″ deep edges of the painting.
![Eclipse Birds. 30" x 24", Oil on Canvas, © 2016 Cedar Lee](https://www.artbycedar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Eclipse-Birds3.jpg)
Watch a time-lapse video of me painting it!