Fall Female Yellow-rumped Warbler Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
I had a lot of fun working on this and trying the capture the glow you occasionally see on magical fall days.
Black-throated Green Warbler Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
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.
Female Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle Warbler) Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
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
Dark-eyed Junco Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
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 Warbler (Myrtle Warbler) Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
Yellow-rumped Warblers are easy to find here in Michigan during migration, but this is my first time painting one.
Magnolia Warbler: Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
Who doesn’t like Magnolia Warblers?!
Ruby-crowned Kinglet: Transparent Watercolor
Last fall we went on a family birding trip to northern Ohio for migration, and these little birds were everywhere that weekend.
Sanderling and Sand Dollar: Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
In my photos from Sanibel, the beach was covered with tons of Sanderlings, with shell debris around many of them.
Red-winged Blackbird: Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
In Michigan Red-winged Blackbirds are plentiful and conspicuous in every season but winter.
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.