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Horny Hornbill

This week I finished an illustration of the Ground Hornbill. These are REALLY interesting birds. Their enviably long eyelashes are...

Sing. Sing. Sing!

How can you resist leafing through a mid-century Monkey Wards catalog? Its pages were used for the background of this action-packed image...

Meep Meep

I just finished an illustration of the roadrunner. And who could resist tossing in a few products from Acme Manufacturing? Thinking of...

The Eyes Have It!

This weekend I finished an ostrich illustration for my "The Eyes Have It," series of bird images.

Toffee Ripple Fuzzypants

It's been impossible getting a good image of this finished work on canvas! Because of the gloss finish, a lot of the detail is lost to...

The Eyes Have It

They are a stunning sight! Our national bird is huge, and dominates its environment. I saw my first one at Silver Lake, at the Carson...

The Eyes Have It

Behold the Cassowary. I am so in love with this face. One can never have too much texture, and I LOVE drawing texture. This one took...

Woody

Flickers are gorgeous birds and I always enjoy hearing the tap tap tap on a log or pole, then spotting the industrious bird. We had birch...

Western Tanager

My last illustration of 2022 is the Western Tanager, a stunning beauty common in the western U.S. Haven't seen one? Look up! They love to...

Let's Play Chicken

I harbor a love for chickens. I grew up with them, and that created a problem when I went off to college and could no longer walk out to...

Birdies! Let's Play House!

I recently completed a series of bird houses which have been met with over-the-top praise. Each is decoupaged with at least five coats of...

Avocet's Carrot Top

I used to live near Coyote Hills where there's a great birding area by the salt ponds in the shadow of the Dumbarton Bridge. Adult...

See a Cardinal?

I first saw a Cardinal back in 1994 in the parking lot of AOL headquarters in Tyson's Corner VA and was thrilled! I wasn't yet an...

Nevermore!

Ravens are among the smartest in the bird kingdom. One of their superpowers is the ability to mimic human speech; they are often even...

Face Only a Mother Could Love

I don't know whether to name this "Einstein" or "Bad Hair Day." I had to laugh about the egg because in my first college art class in...

Hoochy Coochy

Maybe I'm a bit of a perv; I love looking at photos of birds mating. My interest was piqued a few years ago by two avian couples. One...

Let's Talk Turkey!

My most recent bird illustration celebrates Thanksgiving with an Ocellated Turkey. I'm obsessed with the warty orange and purple...