The Little Nuthatch

The Little Island was written by Golden MacDonald and illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. Golden MacDonalad was actually a pen name for Margaret Wise Brown (known for Goodnight Moon). Another beloved book from my collection of picture books from childhood. This one features lush illustrations of topics dear to my heart still, like a pair of Belted Kingfisher's!  

I finished my Warblers of North America Field Guide painting, which features the warblers in their male adult plumage. The collection includes the following warblers: American Redstart Bay-breasted Warbler Black and White Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Gray Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Cape May Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Canada Warbler Cerulean Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Common Yellowthroat Connecticut Warbler Golden-winged Warbler Grace's Warbler Hermit Warbler Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Lucy's Warbler MacGillivary's Warbler Magnolia Warbler Mourning Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Northern Waterthrush Orange-crowned Warbler Ovenbird Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Swainson's Warbler...

I visited Green Cay Wetlands down in Boynton Beach, South Florida before participating in a craft show on Saturday. I love fitting in a little exploration whenever time allows. It was my first time visiting Green Cay and it did not disappoint. It is so well maintained, with a nice center, bird feeders throughout, and completely made up of boardwalks. TONS of flowers were blooming EVERYWHERE. It struck me as a perfect time of year to visit. I found a "big lizard" which I looked up online and it appears to be a Brown Basilisk. I don't know how common...

Wanda Gag was alive from 1893-1946 and the artist behind Millions of Cats, the oldest American picture book still in print. Definitely an inspirational artist. I hope to one day visit the Gag House in Minnesota (not far from the Betsy-Tacy Society, also on my list!)

I have finished a new piece featuring the Ducks of North America: It includes these ducks: American Black Duck American Wigeon Barrow's Goldeneye Black-bellied Whistling Duck Black Scoter Blue-winged Teal Bufflehead Canvasback Cinnamon Teal Common Eider Common Goldeneye Common Merganser Eurasian Wigeon Fulvous Whistling-Duck Gadwall Greater Scaup Green-winged Teal Harlequin Duck Hooded Merganser King Eider Lesser Scaup Long-tailed Duck Mallard Masked Duck Mottled Duck Muscovy Duck Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Red-breasted Merganser Redhead Ring-necked Duck Ruddy Duck Surf Scoter Tufted Duck White-winged Scoter Wood Duck My favorites are the Hooded Merganser and the Black-bellied Whistling Duck! Prints are available in...