Malachite Butterfly Pencil Sketch p90
Pennsylvania’s Hershey Gardens has a great butterfly house. I took a ton of photos there while visiting my brothers and mother last year. It was roasting hot but definitely worth it!
Tan Jumping Spider
Tan Jumping Spider (Platycryptus undatus) I love these curious little jumping spiders! I’ve painted many different types in the past, but this is new to the collection. The Tan Jumper is one of the more common species found in Michigan. Globally … Continued
Black and White Warbler Pencil Sketch p90
Magee Marsh is a great place to see migrant warblers in the spring. Our family tries to go there in the spring, but we also try to avoid the “Biggest Week of Birding” that overcrowds the place. I’m so behind on posting … Continued
Early Eastern (Rufous-sided) Towhee Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse
This painting of an Eastern Towhee is a little unusual. Snow isn’t the first thing I normally associate with this species. For a number of years a male towhee would show up in our yard a few weeks before I’d see … Continued
Gray Treefrog Pencil Sketch p89
Gray Treefrogs frequent our yard. Hearing their call always puts a smile on my face. These frogs like selecting protected areas to hide during the day. A favorite spot is the space between the top of our shed door and the drip cap … Continued
Fishy Four Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse
After all the detail in the Fox Sparrow and Frost’s Bolete painting, I thought I’d do some more crazy fish.
Crested Coua Pencil Sketch p88
Crested Coua are spectacularly beautiful birds from Madagascar. In this case it was from the Toledo Zoo’s bird house. It fails a little as a pencil drawing because you miss the spectacular purples, pale blues and aqua colors around the eyes. This … Continued
Fox Sparrow and Frost’s Bolete Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse
Fox Sparrows are beautiful and entertaining birds. I tend to see them only in the spring and fall, but when I do get a peek at them, I always get excited. They are chunky birds with beautiful color and a fun habit of … Continued
Long-tailed Duck Pencil Sketch p87
Long -tailed Duck is a bird that we don’t see too often in central Michigan, so it generates excitement when they do show up. I remember seeing them in fairly large numbers on Jones Beach on Long Island in the winter. My aunt and … Continued
Jumping Spider on Peony Transparent Watercolor and Time Lapse
Yes, another Jumping Spider! I can’t get enough of these endearing arthropods. I’m looking forward to seeing them again this spring. Occasionally I’ll come across one in the house in the winter and wonder what the little guy is finding … Continued