Calico Pennant Dragonfly Transparent Watercolor Step-by-Step

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Calico Pennants are beautiful dragonflies. Their spots vary in color from yellow to bright red depending on age and gender. Adult males have red, heart-shaped spots on their abdomens. Original painting is available here.  Prints are available here. 

Baltimore Oriole from the Back Pencil Sketch

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Well, after a great summer full of Baltimore Orioles visiting the three jelly feeders we had set up, we are down to nothing but wasps eating the jelly. It sure was great while it lasted. We had a fairly continual … Continued

Male Blue Dasher Dragonfly Step-by-Step

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These are pretty common dragonflies, but they are simply spectacular. Their eyes alone seem to have at least seven or eight colors on them! Those beautiful eyes, striped body and transparent wings made for a fun painting to work on. … Continued

Juvenile Tufted Titmouse Pencil Sketch

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The past two years we have been lucky to have regular visits from batches of juvenile tufted titmice. I’m not exactly sure where they have nested. Aside from being really cute, they have also been very entertaining. The young ones … Continued

Baltimore Oriole Pencil Sketch 8/11

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We have had a lot of orioles coming to our three jelly feeders this summer. There is one male that has the brightest orange I’ve ever seen on an oriole. He is more of a fiery chrome orange rather than … Continued

Scarlet Tanager Pencil Sketch

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For  9.5 and 6.5 years old our kids are pretty good birders. While doing homeschooling at the kitchen table one day, my daughter Kelly excitedly yelled out “scarlet tanager.” Despite my initial skepticism, she was right! Just outside our kitchen … Continued

White-crowned Sparrow

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For about two weeks in the spring we get a large number of white-crowned sparrows. They arrive at about the same time as the cherry trees begin to blossom. These friendly birds seem to call constantly, filling the air with … Continued