These little gems are easy to overlook because of their tiny size. Despite being full of bright colors and patterns, they blend in very well with their surroundings. Original painting is available here. Prints are available here.
A pencil sketch of an eastern pondhawk dragonfly on timothy grass.
Over the years I’ve done a few paintings of these spectacular, yet common broad-winged damselflies. Its fun to watch these efficient predators eating mosquitoes along a stream in the woods. Admittedly they don’t look the same with out the black … Continued
Last summer I took hundreds of photos of dragonflies. This calico pennant was a real beauty. I found it in the field behind our house sitting on some common dock. On nice mornings, the kids and I would head over … Continued
Forktail damselflies can be hard to tell apart in the field. The males have some diagnostic features making identification a little easier. Discerning the species of a female forktail is well beyond my abilities of identification. Nonetheless, they are beautiful … Continued