ANGELICA WISENBARGER
bird artist
But you can call me Wosebagger. I got a PhD in Classics (Greek and Latin) in Cincinnati in 2021 & have since taught Latin & Greek, written nonstop, worked at an academic library, & indulged my bizarre fascination with Richard Nixon. I also paint birds, which is probably why you're here. They're mostly upland game birds. These and some photos of the paintings in progress are also posted on Instagram.
I work mainly in gouache.
If you have an idea for a commissioned piece, have at me starting in July of 2026. I aim to take on 3 or 4 pieces in my current style (the ornate decorative stuff, 16x20, gouache, birds mostly, but yes, even your dogs if I must. haha). See the "can I buy something?" page for more info, or wing me your thoughts at wisenb_a1@denison.edu
Cool news! Check out my cover for the Quail Forever Journal: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRxSwoojr_W/
I enjoy the textures and shapes of birds, and I'm often inspired by medieval manuscript illumination. Without E. "S." Griffith, for whom many of these were painted, I would never have have known much about, let alone grown fond of, woodcock and grouse.
Though they probably have a narrower audience than the bird "portraits," the illuminations are what I enjoy most. It's too satisfying to put something delightful and decorative into the world that didn't exist before and couldn't have existed without strange chains of decision only I could make.
Thanks for stopping by!
