Pied-billed Grebes Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
I’m still behind on posting and have been uploading things out of order chronologically. For example, I finished this watercolor before Christmas. (!) I was looking through photos from last year’s trip to Florida and decided to do a watercolor … Continued
Orange-crowned Warbler Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
Orange-crowned Warblers are often described as drab. While they aren’t as flashy as a Hooded or Kentucky Warbler, they really are quite beautiful. It took me a long time to confidently identify them because they have so many subtle features. The past … Continued
Black-capped Chickadee in Snow Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
What is cuter than a Chickadee? Chickadees are incredibly common, and I’ve sketched them dozens of times, but I’ve only painted them once. Their high-contrast coloration makes them a little trickier for watercolor. For the same reason it’s hard to get a good … Continued
Birds of the Everglades Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse
There is no way around it: this painting took an incredibly LONG time! This 18×24-inch transparent watercolor features 25 birds found in Everglades National Park. I hatched the idea for this after our family trip to the Everglades last winter. As is typical … Continued
Coronavirus COVID-19 Illustrations (Stock Art)
With a lull in my work schedule, I devoted some time to creating Coronavirus illustrations. The top image shows coronaviruses in the alveolus of the lung. The bottom image illustrates a single subunit of the newly discovered main protease of the COVID-19 … Continued
“The Coral Crew” Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
After a large, complicated, time-consuming botanical painting, I wanted something, small, fast and simple to work on. I sorted through a stack of doodles and composited a few into this coral reef scene. After the rigid realism of the last watercolor, it was … Continued
“Orchids” Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
I haven’t done a purely botanical painting in ages. I think the last one I did was of Fringed Polygala back in 1999! I’m always painting plants as backgrounds for insects and birds, so they aren’t foreign; they just haven’t been … Continued
Flamingo Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
This flamingo painting is based on photos I took at the fantastic Toledo Zoo. I’ve been going there for more than 20 years. My second trip there was probably the most memorable. I was living in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the time … Continued
Numata Longwing Butterfly Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
The Numata Longwing Butterfly is native to most of South America. Its yellows, orange and black contrast really well with the dark greens of the leaf and background on this painting. Macro views of butterflies take a long time to … Continued
Malachite Butterfly Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
It’s been about 18 years since I last painted a butterfly. At that time I created several to decorate our infant daughter’s bedroom. I used to paint them life-sized, but these magnified views posed more of a challenge. Those tiny facets on the wings took a long time to … Continued