Somehow I never got around to painting a Field Sparrow until now! Seriously, how does this happen? This and my last watercolor, a House Wren, are both common birds that I just never got around to painting before. I’ve done … Continued
Marsh Wrens are more often heard than seen, so getting a good look is especially rewarding.
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.
Through the sieve of time, we tend to remember the real extremes. The horrific or the terrific.
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.
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.