Heike Kuzminski is a talented artist inspired by nature, and a single glance at her Instagram page will tell you which animals she loves the most. Birds take a flight in her beautiful watercolor paintings and she’s showing them in the most adorable light.
Kuzminski is based in Coquitlam, Canada, and the immense natural beauty of her home country has always been her main source of inspiration. She used to be a passionate runner, but a knee injury forced her to slow down and take up walking and hiking instead.
“Slowing down, I started to notice the informational signage on the trails. I actually took the time to read about the plants and animals in the area. I was drawn to the different types of birds shown in the pictures and started painting them,” she wrote on her Etsy page.
Heike spent over a decade working as an interior designer but decided to take up watercolor painting while her youngest kid was in kindergarten. As her fascination with birds grew, she decided to explore their beauty through art, and took part in a 100-day challenge on Instagram, painting 100 birds from all around the world.
Her love for birds didn’t fade away once the challenge was over, and she’s still painting them on a regular basis, using her unique style to single out features that stand out to her.
