The Little Nuthatch

Great Gray Owl painting.

commissions

This is a commission I did of a Great Gray Owl. This was to be a Christmas gift so I waited a while to post it. I sure hope it was loved!  

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A constant birder.

One thing I love about birds is that they no know boundaries. You can bird watch anywhere.     I saw those guys while dropping my recycling off at the City Hall!     And that Palm Warbler there was on the fence behind work. Keep your eyes open and yours ears listening!

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Local Barred Owls.

barred owl

My owl friends at a local park...   I saw three on this day. The pair had two owlets last Spring, I can't wait to see what this Spring holds for these dears, and hopes of my seeing new baby owlets.

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Backyard Birds of the United States.

field guide paintings

I have taken on a project. Backyard Bird Guides for each state featuring their top 25 birds. Thanks to the wonderful resource of Cornell's Project FeederWatch I compiled the lists of birds by going through the past 5 years of FeederWatch records. I hope they are accurate and satisfactory! I am using my existing Florida and North Carolina guides as starting points and compiling the guides, painting new birds as needed. I will work my way from East Coast to West, as more and more birds will need to be painted as I move into unknown territory! And Hawaii will...

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Inspirational Artists I grew up on... Diane Stanley.

inspirational artists

Time for another inspirational artist, from my collection childhood picture books! Diane Stanley illustrated Petrosinella, a story which is essentially Rapunzel. I always loved the art in this book. As a side note, according to her website she likes hiking and her husband is a birder!  

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