Wilson’s Warblers 12” x 6” watercolor on wood panel 2107
Wilson’s Warblers arrive in the summer in California and it is a treat to find the first to appear.
Yellow Warblers and Cherries
Yellow Warblers and Wild Cherries 12” x 12” watercolor on wood panel
This painting was inspired by yellow warblers feasting on wild cherries here in California in the late summer.
Sandhill Cranes and Ibis
‘Sandhill Cranes and Ibis’, 16” x 16”, watermedia on wood panel
This was a painting I did last year after our trip to the Merced National Wildlife Refuge.
Yellowthroat Study
I had to go back five years to find a yellowthroat painting. This is a small study done when I was beginning to experiment painting with watercolor on canvas. I guess it’s time to try another.
Ferruginous Hawk
This is a small acrylic painting made from my hawk sketch and Dave’s photo
Western Tanagers
Dave has been posting images of the colorful tanagers we saw in Costa Rica. Our local Central California tanager is the Western Tanager. It is no longer in the Tanager family but the name survives. We see these birds in the summer, particularly in the Sierras, when the males have brilliant breeding plumage. They have inspired many paintings.
White-crowned Sparrow
A 12” x 12” watercolor on wood panel
Here is a painting I did a couple of years ago. These are in the same genus (Zonotrichia) as the Rufous-collared that Dave photographed in Costa Rica. They are superabundant in our yard in the winter.
Scarlet Macaw
Scarlet Macaw Pair 12” x 6” acrylic on wood panel
This is also the first time I’ve tried painting a scarlet macaw! It was amazing to see them in the wild.