I tried not to overwork this painting and wanted to leave things a bit looser on the bird than I might normally do. My photo reference from a trip to Ohio was contrasty. I ended up softening the lighting a … Continued
The colors of Dark-eyed Junco are not exactly thrilling when compared to something like a Painted Bunting, but they are spectacularly beautiful in their simplicity.
Yellow-rumped Warblers are easy to find here in Michigan during migration, but this is my first time painting one.
Who doesn’t like Magnolia Warblers?!
Over the years I’ve learned that most wasps, bees and hornets are pretty tolerant of humans, and if you approach them carefully, they leave you alone.
Last fall we went on a family birding trip to northern Ohio for migration, and these little birds were everywhere that weekend.
In my photos from Sanibel, the beach was covered with tons of Sanderlings, with shell debris around many of them.
In Michigan Red-winged Blackbirds are plentiful and conspicuous in every season but winter.
I based this painting on photos taken at the Marsh Boardwalk at Point Pelee National Park in Ontario.
Through the sieve of time, we tend to remember the real extremes. The horrific or the terrific.