First Painting - Still Life Acrylic

This is my first acrylic painting in my first Art Class with teacher, Jan Peterson.  It is a still life of dried flowers and seed pod.  I was 11 years old.  I made this a present to my God Mother Karen Stevens.  She gave it back to me about 20 years later.

Pen and Ink mailboxes

TGIF, very little art done this week, so this is a pen and ink I did 20 years ago.  I had been doing these since I was a kid, not an original design from me, but I don't remember exactly were I found it.  I have done a few of these for family and add their names to the main mailbox.

African Pied Wagtail

So it was a long day at work, so short post tonite. This is an African Pied Wagtail.  These birds were my breakfast companions in Kenya, they were always on patrol for crumbs and leftovers.  Enjoy the white and black design.

Prairie Twilight - Part 3

Prairie Twilight was dry so I worked some washes and dry brushed various colors into the foreground and sky.  I am not happy with the center right light cloud mass so I will tweak it some more tomorrow night.  Once the white skyline is dryer I will start to add the Pronghorns.

Juneau's Alaska Welcoming committee - the Bald Eagles

Last September, we went on an Alaskan Cruise.  It was beautiful scenery and great wildlife.  This pair of Bald Eagles were perched on a channel marker on the way into Juneau.  I did a little sketching but mostly captured pictures.  Thank God I have a massive lenses to capture great photos of wildlife.  The great thing about being a painter and sketcher is you can fix your photography mistakes in your artwork.  The long term plan is to live this art centered lifestyle all day instead of on vacations and on the edges of each day.

Another Ruby Throated Hummingbird

This is an oil painting I did for my Grandmother, Joan Jenkins.  She has pasted away now about eight years or so.  She taught me and got me interesting in wildlife, wild flowers, and birds back 45 years ago on trips into the Colorado Rockies. So I did this Ruby Throated Hummingbird (male) checking out a Trumpeter Vine flower.  I had never noticed the vines till we lived in Utah and then found them in Maryland.  We always have the Hummingbirds loitering around the house between the vines and the feeders.

American Robin

More Project Bird stuff.  This is a colored pencil of an American Robin.  A common favorite bird from all around the country.  I like to watch them and look for the hidden white spots on their bodies.  Next time you see one look to see if you can spot these markings when they spread wings, bob their tail and around their eyes.