Barn Swallow on Bolt: Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
I based this painting on photos taken at the Marsh Boardwalk at Point Pelee National Park in Ontario.
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.
I never remove pages from my hardbound sketchbooks, so I feel pressured to produce a high-quality sketch on every page.
I’ve never gotten to see a motmot in the wild. Maybe someday! I’ve had to be satisfied with seeing them in zoos. In fact, the photos I took as reference for this were from the Syracuse and Toledo zoos.
I always love seeing my first Eastern Pheobe of the spring. Often it is before many of the other insect-eating birds return.
I always love seeing American Redstarts. I got the photo references for this painting in northwest Ohio, on our annual spring migration birding trip.
The Beautiful Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus) goes by several common names, including the Rose-fronted Pigeon and Crimson-capped Fruit Dove.
Cedar Waxwings are undeniably gorgeous birds. I’ve sketched them many times, but this is only my third time painting one. I think this is my favorite so far.
After looking through some sketches, I settled on this diving immature Brown Pelican.
It has been a long time since I painted goldfish in transparent watercolor. I’ve been missing out! They lend themselves perfectly to the medium.