"Evening Serenity"

Broken Top from Sparks Lake, OR.

My newest painting. I am happy to be donating this piece to LA Pine Animal Hospital. It will be featured in a silent auction benefiting families in need during the Christmas holiday season. 

"Evening Serenity, " 18x24 oil painting 

Fanfare Gaillardia

This is an oil painting I did for my mom, and these were gaillardias from her garden.

Rufous Hummingbird 2018

Winter Chickadee

Mountain Quail

Here's a pair of mountain quail I've been working on lately. It was inspired by an art contest I saw online. I didn't learn of the contest in time to meet the submission deadline, but I decided to finish the drawing anyway. Next year I'll be ready though! Lots of small details going into this piece. It will be available for purchase, so if anyone is interested send me a message and let me know!

Scarlet Tanager

Blue Fairy Wren

I finished this cute little guy today. My osprey is still in the works, but I like to try to get a few quicker drawings out of these smaller birds since the larger ones take so long. Fairy wrens come in a few different, iridescent color combinations; some even appearing to glow. They are really quite spectacular little puff balls!

New drawing taking flight!

I am already enjoying seeing this piece come to life as I go; off to a good start on my newest bird drawing! This will be the largest piece I've done so far in the series (more than twice the size of my "Regal Pelican" piece).

All finished! Now he just needs to be framed :)

Just needs some final touches and some background!

Looking good in color

Blue eyes has a full face now, time for some color!

Two blue eyes!

Birthday present sneak peak!

Trying to have this blue-eyed beauty done by someone's birthday this month!

Quick Sketch

Someone asked me the other day if I could draw horses; the quick answer is yes! I took a little break from the birds last night and sketched this out in my sketchbook. When my bird series is complete I look forward to doing more artwork with horses...a lot more!

Feather sketch

    

Another drawing from my sketchbook.

An Osprey in the works!

It's official!


Up next on my drawing board is the Osprey. I'm trying to get some local birds done, and we have a good population of these in the area. Here is my first rough sketch. This one is going to be a fun (and tedious) project, and I'm very excited about it!

Japanese Reed Bunting

 There's something heart warming about a little bird singing in the sunshine! My latest piece is just that. He is a Japanese Reed Bunting, and this is another little bird I'd like to do more of in the future. They are native to Japan, China, North and South Korea, and Russia.

Mountain Bluebird

Here is the latest in my bird series: The Mountain Bluebird. These little blue beauties live in elevations of 10,000 to 12,000 feet, and have been seen as far north as Alaska. They are the official state bird of Idaho.

Study Sketches

I just started these study sketches of the eagle. These two are of the Golden Eagle, but the composition is basically the same for most eagles; with differences in size and coloration. Some of the other birds of prey(raptors) are very similar too, they're just a little bit smaller. Doing study sketches in a sketch book is a great way to practice drawing a particular subject. It helps you to perfect the subject's specific physical characteristics which make it unique, and it allows you to experiment with color and shading. Best of all it gives you the freedom to see what works and what doesn't, without the fear of messing up! Just remember that it's not supposed to be a master piece; you don't even have to draw the whole thing every time. You can focus on different parts of it at a time, like it's eyes, it's beak, it's wings, or whatever part it is concerning your subject.