The missed shots
Thinking about all the bird photos that weren’t meant to be This post is a tribute to all the photos I meant to take, the …
Birds
Home Away From Home
Travelling with paint adds another dimension as well – weight – so you have to be really discriminating as to what you pack. The other …
Lots of work happening
I’ve been keeping busy with lots of works developing in my home studio. I am so grateful to be able to have this creative space …
My joy in painting our feathered friends
Painting birds is where I started many years ago and where I always come back to. BIrdwatching and photography brings me so much joy that …
Happily painting away
Well 2021 has been a really productive year for me. I have completed a number of good size oil paintings and 7 small birds in …
Stepping Out Ruddy Turnstones
I spent a lot of time up front in the planning this painting of ruddy turnstones. I had a good amount of reference photos that …
Blackbird paintings fresh off the easel
Inquisitive and The Saucy One I have been painting blackbirds this week. I know them well and almost always come back to them after I …
Vigilance, osprey painting in oil
This elegant osprey had me spellbound as we watched it fly from the nest, around the bay and back. Over and over. I could not …
Ducks in a Row
Ducks in a Row is a 1/2 sheet poured watercolour painting of Ducks Unlimited nesting boxes hung in a row Summer memories Last summer we …
Ever Watchful
When you are this bright and this handsome you have to be Ever Watchful. Northern Cardinals stand out in so many ways. Caught in action …