Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Mr. Blue Jay

 

Acrylic on Board  5 x 7      SOLD

Detailed look at one of my favorite birds. Noisy, bold, smart and a beautiful blue.

Monday, September 16, 2024

Winter Is Here


 Acrylic on Board  5 x 7        SOLD

Winter has arrived with the first dusting of snow. Birds reminisce about Summer. The last of the leaves have fallen from the trees. The leaves, like paper, their colors poems written by the sun.

Young Wolves


 Acrylic on Board        16 x 20

Adolescent wolves much like human teenagers can appear gangly and awkward as they wait to grow into their long legs and large paws.

Sunday, July 14, 2024

Hiding Wolf


 Acrylic on Board    12x16

Canadian Artist Robert Bateman, one of my heroes, has said it is often the case to see a wild animal camouflaged. I painted this wolf in a way I imagined you might steal a glimpse of him in the wild.

Red Leaf Sparrow


 Acrylic on Board   8x8

I remember taking the reference photo for this painting from an open window in a room of my house. It was a very cold Fall day before any of us were used to the change in temperature. The bright red colors of the leaves and the way they appeared almost transparent in the sun were the perfect backdrop for this male sparrow.

Lobo


 Acrylic on Board   5x7    SOLD

“We have doomed the wolf not for what it is, but for what we deliberately and mistakenly perceive it to be –the mythologized epitome of a savage ruthless killer – which is, in reality, no more than a reflected image of ourself.” – Farley Mowat

Saturday, July 13, 2024

Nod


 Acrylic on Board   5x7    SOLD

Blue Jay number three from a three part series of birds on a wire, outside my back window. Brother to "Winken" and "Blinken."

Blinken


 Acrylic on Board   5x7

Blue Jay number two from a three part series of birds on a wire, outside my back window. Brother to "Winken" and "Nod."

Friday, July 12, 2024

Winken


 Acrylic on Board   5x7     SOLD

Blue Jay number one from a three part series of birds on a wire, outside my back window. Brother to "Blinken" and "Nod."

Cardinal in Lavender


 Acrylic on Board   5x7     SOLD

The purple flowers are a nice contrast to the red of the bird.

Sweet Sparrow


 Acrylic on Board   5x7     SOLD

More sunflower seeds please. I promise I won't ask again until tomorrow.

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Midnight Wolf

 

Oil on Cradled Board   20x10

The sounds of midnight, hooting owls and howling wolves.

Please Kind Sir


 Acrylic on Canvas    20x24

Surprise! A chipmunk darts out of the grass not expecting to see the wolf. The wolf was caught off guard also. Both are frozen in time.