Avocet at Low Tide - 16” x 8” acrylic on wood panel
I feel a sense of wonder seeing an avocet in winter plumage striding across the mudflat at low tide in the Palo Alto Baylands, California
Toucanet Painting
Blue-banded Toucanets 8” x 8” acrylic
We saw these toucanets in the Andes in Peru
Passionfruit and Warblers
Passionfruit and Warblers 16” x 16” acrylic on wood panel
I designed this piece for a ‘Purple’ show at Viewpoints Gallery. I sketched Yellow-rumped Warblers foraging in the passionfruit vines at my daughter’s house in Torrance, CA.
Honeycreepers and a Hummingbird
Honeycreepers and a Hummingbird 16” x 16” acrylic on wood panel
This piece was inspired by birds working a large hibiscus shrub outside the dining hall in La Milpa Lodge, Belize last March.
Burrowing Owls
Burrowing Owl Pair 16” x 16” acrylic on wood panel
Cranes in Flight
Cranes in Flight, 12” x 24” acrylic on canvas
The Sandhill Cranes put on a show for us when we visited Merced National Wildlife Preserve in January and they inspired this painting.
White-crowned Sparrows and Blackberries
White-crowned Sparrows and Blackberries, 16” x 16” acrylic on wood panel
The White-crowned Sparrows returned to out yard in September and these handsome sparrows begged to be painted.
Mourning Doves
Mourning Doves and Eucalyptus 12” x 12” acrylic on wood panel
Mourning Doves great subjects to work with because I can paint them in small groups or pairs.
Western Tanagers
Western Tanagers 20” x 10” x 1.5” acrylic on wood panel
I look forward to the return of Western Tanagers from Central America each spring. The males are brilliantly colored but because they like to perch high in trees and deep in the foliage they are often hard to find.
Hooded Orioles and Oranges
Hooded Orioles and Oranges 12” x 24” acrylic on wood panel
Hooded Orioles visit our yard each summer and often perch in one of our orange trees.
Black-billed Mountain-Toucan
Black-billed Mountain-Toucans
Black-billed Mountain Toucans live in small groups in the higher elevations of the Andes. We saw a very active pair foraging in the epiphytes on our last trip to Colombia.
Japanese Cranes
Japanese Cranes acrylic on canvas 12” x 36” x 1.5”
This painting was a commission for a client who wanted a crane group to represent her family.
Jays in the Wind
Jays in the Wind 10” x 20” acrylic
This piece was a commission for a client who wanted to thank her son for caring for her during difficult times. She particularly likes Steller’s Jays.
Southern Emerald-Toucanet
Southern Emerald-Toucanet 20” x 10” acrylic
We had lunch at a restaurant in the coffee triangle region of Colombia and these two toucanets didn't seem to mind all the activity in the parking lot.
Hawaiian Endemics
Hawaiian Endemics 12” x 24” acrylic on wood panel
Last December we birded on the Big Island of Hawai’i at the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge and we observed numerous I’iwi and Amakihi foraging in the Ohi’a trees.
Thistle Fantasy
Thistle Fantasy 12” x 36” acrylic on canvas
I love working out designs with multiple species of birds. Here a mixed flock of American Goldfinches, House Finches and an Anna’s Hummingbird scavenge in wild thistles
Cedar Waxwings and a Robin
Cedar Waxwings and a Robin
The madrone berries are ripe and we have been lucky enough for find several flocks of Cedar Waxwings. There is usually a Robin also enjoying the fruit. This painting was part of a commissioned pair of paintings.
Quail Covey
Quail Covey Diptych 20” x 20” acrylic on cavvas
We often see quail in elderberry bushes and I love the combination of soft blues and greens.
Garden Sage
‘Garden Sage’ diptych 36” x 24” acrylic on canvas
I had so much fun playing with an arrangement of various birds which use the Mexican Sage in our yard.
Burrowing Owl Pair
Burrowing Owl Pair 20” x 10” acrylic on wood panel
This painting was inspired by a pair of Burrowing Owls we came across last month at Shoreline Park in Mountain View, CA.