Cardinal Committee

People are liking black and white these days and always cardinals, so I painted this one just for fun.
Gannets

This regal creature caught my attention in the free photos on Pixabay. The photo was tagged with Georg_Wietschorke. Though his photo had a few more birds in the background, I like to simplify for what I think has greater punch. Gannet comes from the old English word for gander which was ganot. These golden head […]
Eat More Beef

Sometimes one abandons the sublime for the ridiculous.
Overview

The gull activity at the beach never disturbs me; I could watch it endlessly. These are coming in for snacks in the shallows no doubt. I still have to do some clean up and refinements on this work.
Juncos

Visiting my window recently are these sweet white-bellied Juncos. He has a black coat and hers is a little charcoal gray. I read that they will build their nests anywhere from tall grasses to treetops.
Chickadee Chatter

Busy, friendly little creatures, the chickadee is always formally dressed which makes them always fun to paint.
Jays

Blue jays are total eye-catchers in any season. I am told there is not much difference between male and female, except that the male is generally larger than the female. Interestingly, he feeds the baby and the mother when she stays on the nested hatchlings.