Category — Birds
Another Day at the Duke Gardens
I went to the Duke Gardens with my camera over memorial day weekend. I didn’t stay long because I had already gone for a long walk and the sun was intense. But, it was still a productive trip, I learned that herons are not very photogenic. The below photo is the best one I got.
June 4, 2011 No Comments
Bird from the Audobon Zoo

I saw this bird at the Audobon Zoo over a year ago. I have no idea what kind of bird it is, but it is a cute one. I started this a long time ago and just put some finishing touches on it. I think the colors in the photo are a little darker than real life, but it’s not too far off. [Read more →]
April 10, 2011 2 Comments
House Sparrow in Pencil

7" x 5" | Pencil on Paper
I only had two goals yesterday. First was to take some photos of butterflies and second was to do some pencil drawing; both were completed.
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August 9, 2010 2 Comments
Duke Garden’s Duck Painting
When I visited the Duke Garden’s last week on a spring flowers photo expedition I ended up snapping a few of some ducks too. There are always a lot of friendly ducks at the gardens, they get fed a lot.

Duke Garden's Duck | 7" x 5" | Oil on Linen Panel
April 2, 2010 No Comments
Cardinal painting for my birthday.
Yesterday was my birthday. I took the day off from work to read Discover magazine and paint. It’s funny that I’ve never painted a cardinal before considering how much I like them. This guy is peeking into the picture to say “hi”. This will not be my last cardinal I’m sure.
February 17, 2010 1 Comment
NOLA and Audubon Park and Zoo Photos
Took a visit to New Orleans last week. Spent most of my time in the French Quarter, but also visited the Audubon Park and Audubon Zoo.
My only regret on this trip is that I noticed that there was an “endangered amphibians” exhibit at the zoo right before it closed which I wish I had seen. I love painting frogs. Ah well…there is plenty of other great reference photos for painting from this trip…including a couple neat frogs who lived in the reptile exhibit.
In the Quarter

Street Musicians
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October 27, 2009 No Comments
Pigeon Painting: Unseen Beauty
I visited Washington DC in April with my dad because his old college hockey team was playing in the Frozen Four. While I was there, I snapped a lot of photos, many of the resident birds, which everybody made fun of me for. Most people come back from DC with photos of buildings (boring) and I come back with 2/3 photos of: sparrows, starlings, ducks, gulls, and of course pigeons.

Final Painting: "Unseen Beauty"
September 23, 2009 1 Comment
Little Hummy Painting

I had thought this painting was finished a couple months ago, but I added to it again a couple days ago. Originally, the background was quite a bit lighter with more blue and green in it. I took this into my painting class and it is a good example of how the useful feedback enhances my mostly finished work. The instructor suggested I glaze the entire background with a darker color but leave some highlights above the bird. This way, there is a nice contrast because the bird is dark on top and light on the bottom, so the background looks nice being dark on the bottom and light on top. I totally agreed with him and am pleased with how it has turned out after the new enhancement. [Read more →]
September 17, 2009 No Comments

