Swooping Little Brown Bat
Bats are adorable amazing creatures. I tried to do a fine art
piece through a digital medium to capture a little brown bat swooping after
a moth. The little brown bat had a huge population but in recent years have
suffered greatly because of the fungal disease called white-nose syndrome.
Today, organizations are trying to work to protect and conserve this
species.
Mystic Leucistic Green Turtle
Leucism causes animals to have reduced pigmentation. I absolutely love how the green sea turtle looks when they have this
condition. It makes them look so mythical and magical! Green Turtles are
already endangered making this kind of turtle extremely rare. I painted
this piece with the purpose of portraying this beautiful sea turtle as a
mythical creature. It was painted using iridescent India Ink to help convey
that mythical quality. The piece measures approximately 14” x 11” the
original is for sale for $500 unframed.
Pygmy Owl
The pygmy owl is a very small raptor. I made this almost illustration like the piece as a portrait of one. I used silver ink to capture its very metallic sheen as he turns his head towards you.Painted in ink on a textured background. It measures approximately 8” x 10”. It is for sale for $100.
Overlooked Beauty
This piece is an India ink painting of a ladybug on mat board. During the summer we had a
whole bunch of ladybugs around our garden so I decided to paint this portrait. The textured
nature of the bark shimmers differently depending on the light. The highlights glisten on the
ladybug itself. This piece measures approximately 5" x 7”. This painting is available for $100.
Orange Fronted Yellow Finch
This piece is the second in a three painting series. I wanted to capture the color and different
poses of yellow finches in a series of miniature canvases. Painted on a black 4” x 4” canvas
this is the frontal pose. He makes a cute expression as he looks at you. This piece is available
for sale individually at $55 or as a set for $150.
Orange Fronted Yellow Finch
This is the third piece in a three painting series. I wanted to capture the
color and different poses of yellow finches in a series of miniature
canvases. Done on a black 4” x 4” canvas this is a left facing profile. I
love how the finch in this piece is closer so you can see the detail of
color on the eye. This piece is available for sale individually at $55 or
as a set for $150.
Ocean's King
One of my earlier pastel pieces created of a shark. I was learning in this piece how to portray
an animal under the water. The reflective light and highlights are what makes the shark pop out
of the background. To create this artwork, I used a photo from national geographic as a
reference. It measures 21 1/2” x 15 1/2” framed
Barn Swallows
A small ink sketch of baby barn swallows in their nest. We had barn swallows that nested
every year in our horse barn. I loved to peer at the chicks and see what the parents made the nest with. They’d often make the horse from some horse hair and other objects from our barnyard. It measures 11 1/2” x 9 1/2 “ framed. It is for sale for $75.
Magpie
Painted in ink, this piece was a study of a Magpie. I wanted to create the texture of the feathers
with a rough background. The edges show a sketch quality that goes into a fully detailed
piece. It measures 8”x10” and is for sale at $300.
Orange Fronted Yellow Finch
This is the first in a three painting series. I wanted to capture the color and different poses of
yellow finches in a series of miniature canvases. Done on a black 4” x 4” canvas, this is the
right facing profile while he sits on a stick. This piece is available for sale individually at $55 or
as a set for $150.
Fleeting Beauty
In the summer every year we have butterflies that come and land on the variety of flowers we
have in the garden. I often run around following them doing sketches and taking photos for
references. Butterflies are fragile and beautiful insects that help provide life by pollinating
plants. This piece measures approximately 8” x 6”. The original is for sale at $200 unframed.
Hanging Out
A small pastel of the red eyed green tree frog. It perches looking at the viewer. You can see the
almost translucent color of the frog, and leaves are eluded to in the background. This was my
first frog pastel. The colors were an experiment to make the frog appear moist. The original
measures 8” x 10” and is available for sale at $200 unframed.
Noctua Silence
This was based on a photo by John Hendrickson. I created this pastel piece to learn to capture
all the small details of the feathers. This artwork depicts a young barn owl which still has his
youthful remaining blue feathers. If you look closely, there are lots of small markings which look
like eyes in the feathers. We had barn owls come and live on the property we had when I was
growing up, so they are a fond memory for me. It measures 20 3/4” x 23 3/4” in its framed
dimensions.
Hidden Life
“Hidden Life” is a painting in India ink of a sparrow in a pine tree. It was painted on a textured
background. The light shimmers differently and exposes different shades of color on the small
sparrow. This piece won a second place award in the Annual Art competition of 2010. This
artwork measures approximately 10 1/2 x 13 5/8 and is available for sale at $450 unframed.
Bird Bunch
A commission, this oil painting is meant to capture all sorts of sparrows. With seven different
sparrows I tried to express how each sparrow possesses a different personality. I believe
animals have distinct personalities and show it in different ways. It measures approximately
36" x 12” and has already been sold.
Noble Heir
Using a photo by Cindy Wise as a reference, I created this pastel piece. One of my earlier
pastels, I was experimenting with doing feathers. I tried to develop the texture of how light and
airy feathers can be. It is a custom size measuring around 9” x 12”. It costs about $450.
Let's Have a Peek
This artwork is a pastel piece of the red eyed green tree frog. I wanted to experiment with
having a 3D animal emerge from the board. Sparking the imagination with his partially hidden
appearance, he is meant to draw in the viewer with his adorable personality. A custom size, it
measures a little bigger than 8” x 10” The original is for sale at $300 unframed.
Fragile Beauty
The monarch butterfly is known for having one of the longest migrations for insects. I found
this butterfly in our yard with the marigolds and other flowers. This is a painting created in
India ink. I did ink washes of the flowers and plants in the background. The butterfly rests on
a flower feeding. I wanted to portray this unique butterfly so I captured the pattern on its wings.
It measures approximately 9” x 12”. It is for sale at $450.
Concealed
Snakes have always been fascinating to me. This is an oil painting of a coiled up rosy boa. It is
a miniature artwork, and each scale is painted individually. It measures 4” x 3”. This painting is
not for sale.
Heron Out Of Water
An oil painting of a heron perched on a branch. It was one of my earlier oil paintings when I
was experimenting with the texture of feathers. I practiced doing a painterly background as
well. It measures 14”x 18” and is for sale at $800.
Hidden Raven
To me ravens are very intelligent and beautiful birds. In this pastel painting I
used a black board doing a reverse process capturing light instead of shadow on the feathers
of the raven. A mainly monochromatic piece it is meant to convey a sense of mystery drawing
in the viewer to look closer. It measures 11.5" x 9” and the original is for sale at $450.