“No Longer Alone”

Acrylic on panel
13.75” x 9.5”

Back on IG, I had two separate art accounts: general & bird

They overlapped sometimes.

This from a series called Demiurge

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In Our Rags of Light

Acrylic on panel
14” x 10”

Perpetual shout out to Leonard Cohen.

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#acrylicpainting #cedarwaxwing

California Scrub-Jay on a utility pole in Todos Santos, BCS, MX.

I did this on a tray table on our flight home last year… then wrestled with the blue to get it remotely right.

Marker, H2O color, gouache

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And just for fun, this is the first image I have of it.

Sometimes it’s nice to map and measure and lay everything out…

But it’s also really fun to just grab a brush and figure it out as you go. 😁

6/6

A month later, I grabbed a blank panel and 💥boom💥. Things developed a bit over time, but the bulk of the painting was there on the first pass.

Here it is at the end of that first session.

Sometimes painting is like that. Usually it’s not, but when it is, it’s a real joy.

5/6

Everything is Full

20” x 20”
Acrylic on panel

Everything is Full was one of those paintings that demanded to be made.

1/?

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Scott’s Oriole seen in Cerritos, Baja California Sur in ‘23

Stunning birds. This year I learned to recognize their lovely song.

Marker on paper. I think I did this on the plane. 😅

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Varied Thrush chowing down in Discovery Park, Seattle.

These birds have one of my favorite songs… a haunting multi-tonal sound that I associate with dark woods and evergreens.

Watercolor, ink, & gouache on paper

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A Cassin’s Sparrow singing its little heart out at Pawnee National Grassland in Colorado.

National parks are national treasures. We need to protect them.

Watercolor and ink on paper.

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Quick study of White Stork on a rookery with Cattle Egrets.

Seen in the Alentejo region of Portugal.

Acrylic on paper

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Two years ago, a Snow Goose showed up in a field by Lowes.

I did a pencil sketch… then added marker… then watercolors… then acrylic… then drew digitally… then threw my hands up.

I found it a year later & didn’t hate it.

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Western Fycatcher at the cactus sanctuary near El Triunfo in Baja California Sur, MX.

At the time it was called a Pacific Slope Flycatcher, but has since been lumped & gotten a new name.

Ink, watercolor, & marker

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European Golden-Plover at the ruins of the Marconi Wireless Station in Ireland.

Ink & watercolor on paper

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A quick marker sketch of a Kentucky Warbler from a warmer, greener time.

I think this would be fun to paint.

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Saw Whet Owl
Acrylic on panel

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