My daughter Kelly remembers the call of Black-throated Green Warblers with the mnemonic “Trees, trees, taller trees!” That’s more useful than the “zoo zee, zoo zoo zee” which I learned.
I tried not to overwork this painting and wanted to leave things a bit looser on the bird than I might normally do. My photo reference from a trip to Ohio was contrasty. I ended up softening the lighting a … Continued
The colors of Dark-eyed Junco are not exactly thrilling when compared to something like a Painted Bunting, but they are spectacularly beautiful in their simplicity.
Yellow-rumped Warblers are easy to find here in Michigan during migration, but this is my first time painting one.
Who doesn’t like Magnolia Warblers?!
Last fall we went on a family birding trip to northern Ohio for migration, and these little birds were everywhere that weekend.
In my photos from Sanibel, the beach was covered with tons of Sanderlings, with shell debris around many of them.
In Michigan Red-winged Blackbirds are plentiful and conspicuous in every season but winter.
I based this painting on photos taken at the Marsh Boardwalk at Point Pelee National Park in Ontario.
I never remove pages from my hardbound sketchbooks, so I feel pressured to produce a high-quality sketch on every page.