I've been working in watercolor since 2006. I began using birds as subject matter at the same time. When I began working with birds and watercolor I relied on photos that I'd taken for reference material. But over time I've spent more and more time in the field sketching. So most of the work since 2009 or so is much more informed by field work even when I still use some of my photos for reference. In late 2011 I returned to acrylic for the first time in over 25 years. These paintings generally took one or two, possibly more, days to complete. Smaller and quicker watercolor sketches can be viewed here.
'Kildeer ar Morris Arboretum 2011'. Seen at Morris Arboretum during 2011.
11x14, acrylic on canvas.
'First Wood Ducks of 2011'. Seen at Valley Green along the
Wissahickon in mid-March, 2011. 11x15, watercolor.
'Yellow-rumped Warblers Study'. Seen in Cape May, NJ in November, 2010. 14x17, watercolor.
'Sora and Solitary Sandpipers' Seen at Morris Arboretum wetlands in Philadelphia September, 2010. 12x16, watercolor.
'Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Manayunk Canal' Seen at Manayunk Canal in Philadelphia in 2010. 11x14, watercolor.
Heronry at Heislerville'. Seen at Heislerville WMA in NJ in 2010. 11x14, watercolor.
'Semipalmated Plovers and
Sandpipers with Bottles and Other Detritus'. Seen at Heislerville WMA in NJ in 2010. 11x14, watercolor.
'Kildeer at Morris Arboretum - 2010'. Seen at Morris Arboretum in 2010. First of spring. 11x14, watercolor.
'Sandhill Cranes and Canada Geese at Horicon Marsh'. Seen at Horicon Marsh in Wisconsin in 2009. 11x14, watercolor.