Morning Calm - Bufflehead 4" x 4" acrylic

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Three male bufflehead enjoy a calm morning. These small diving ducks are among my favorite species of waterfowl because of their diminutive size and stiking plumage. The glassy water in this painting creates calm reflections and a very peaceful feeling.

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Neela 5" x 7" acrylic

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This painting was commissioned as a birthday gift. The dog is older than she is depicted here but she is now immortalized as a painting. Neela is her call name and her registered name is Calverts First Impression and she is quite the bird dog having even been on television.
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Bugling Bull Study 5" x 7" acrylic

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A bull elk bugles on a cool autumn morning. This painting was done as a study to get the position of the bull correct for a larger painting. Currently, I have two larger elk paintings in progress and painting them makes me long for crisp fall mornings. Elk bugles are one of my favorites sounds in nature and chasing these animals is always exciting especially when there is a close encounter!
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Rufous and Fuchsia 4" x 4" acrylic

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Last summer and fall, a fuchsia plant hung outside of my studio window and every morning like clockwork this rufous hummingbird would come visit to feed on the nectar. The flowers of this plant are spectacularly colored and almost look fake making them very attractive for these little birds. Fuchsia like the shade so they are perfect for Western Oregon!
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Winter Flock 4" x 12" acrylic $720

A mixed flock of pintail, wigeon and ringneck ducks ease their way through an unfrozen winter pond. Ringneck ducks are diving ducks that frequently visit the same shallower habitat that other dabbling ducks visit. Dabbling ducks are aptly named as the tip up to feed like the female pintail in this painting. They are unable to dive great depths because their feet are located in more of a forward position on their bodies. This also enables them to jump straight off the water when startled. Ringneck ducks need to run to take off.
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Sunrise Reflections 12" x 16" acrylic $2300

Lake Pepin is the widest naturally occuring part of the Mississippi River and is located roughly 60 miles southeast of Minneapolis. I saw this scene as the lake's level rose and flooded the shoreline creating a surreal, beautiful scene at dawn. Varying levels of fog add a mysteriousness as the sun tries to burn through. Standing on a sunken log, the four mallard seem so diminutive next to the regal tree.

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