Birds
In the fall of 1998, after battling a flu for two weeks, I became bedridden and unable to attend to my studio and the large abstract paintings I was working on at the time. While lying in bed, I began watching the birds visiting our backyard garden in Ballard. Having time on my hands, and a gift of a bird identification book, within a few days I was hooked on identifying all the birds that were visiting our little oasis. Once I was well enough to paint again, the first works I created were birds. Within weeks I rapidly departed abstraction and began the work you see on this page.
Baby Seagull
Ink on bristol board. 5 x 7 inches.
Drawn as a 15 yr old in Cincinnati, OH. 1986.
Artist's collection.
Bird #1
Acrylic on canvas. 50 x 30 inches.
Painted in Ballard, WA. 1999.
Private collection in San Jose, CA.
Hummingbird
Acrylic on canvas. 24 x 12 inches.
Painted in Ballard, WA. 1999.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
Guineafowl
Acrylic on canvas. 34 x 34 inches.
Painted in Ballard, WA. 1999.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
Study for Cattle Egret
Office supplies on folder. 8 x 8 inches.
Drawn in Redmond, WA. 1999.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
Cattle Egret
Acrylic on linen. 22 x 28 inches.
Painted in Ballard, WA. 1999.
Remodeled in 2005.
Cattle Egret
Wax crayon on paper. 20 x 16 inches.
Drawn in Ballard, WA. 1999.
Location unknown.
Kingfisher
Wax crayon on paper. 16 x 20 inches.
Drawn in Ballard, WA. 1999.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
Flicker
Wax crayon on paper. 20 x 16 inches.
Drawn in Ballard, WA. 1999.
Location unknown.
Flicker
Acrylic on canvas. 48 x 34 inches.
Painted in Ballard, WA. 1999.
Private collection in Edmonton, Alberta.
Hears Hard
Acrylic on linen. 20 x 20 inches.
Painted in Ballard, WA. 2000.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
Greenbacks
Acrylic on linen. 24 x 12 inches.
Painted in Ballard, WA. 2000.
Private collection in Everett, WA.
Sparrow, Finch, and Black-eyed Seed
Acrylic on linen. 30 x 24 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2002.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
Turkey Vulture
Acrylic on linen. 40 x 20 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2002.
Collection of Kitsap County 1% for Art.
Seagull on Ferry
Acrylic on linen. 10 x 30 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2002.
Private collection in Xenia, OH.
What's love got to do with it?
Acrylic on artboard. 20 x 20 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2003.
Private collection in Ollala, WA.
Two Crows in a Madrona on Magnolia
Acrylic on linen. 32 x 20 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2004.
Private commission in Redmond, WA.
Estuary
Acrylic on linen. 30 x 12 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2004.
Location unknown.
So Close, Yet So Far Away
Acrylic on canvas. 36 x 36 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2005.
Location unknown.
Cattle Egret
Acrylic on linen. 28 x 22 inches.
Remodeled in Bremerton, WA. 2005.
Private collection in Los Angeles, CA.
Scrub Jay
Acrylic on canvas. 36 x 24 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2005.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
Over Easy
Acrylic on canvasboard. 20 x 20 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2005.
Original available for $700.
Tanager on the Wenatchee
Oil on canvas. 16 x 20 inches.
Painted in Plain, WA. 2005.
Private collection in Tracyton, WA.
Osprey over the Wenatchee
Oil on canvas. 20 x 16 inches.
Painted in Plain, WA. 2005.
Original available for $700.
Swallow over the Wenatchee
Oil on canvas. 16 x 20 inches.
Painted in Plain, WA. 2005.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
Wenatchee's Usual Suspects I
Oil on canvas. 12 x 12 inches each.
Painted in Plain, WA. 2005.
Various private collections.
Wenatchee's Usual Suspects II
Oil on canvas. 8 x 10 inches each.
Painted in Plain, WA. 2005.
Various private collections.
The Breakthrough
Acrylic on canvas. 12 x 12 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2005.
Artist's collection.
Brown Creeper Remix
Acrylic on canvas. 5 x 8 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2005.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
Peregrine Falcon Remix
Acrylic on canvas. 5 x 8 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2005.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
Cormorant Remix
Acrylic on canvas. 24 x 12 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2005.
Private collection in Los Angeles, CA.
White-Crowned Sparrow at Dusk
Acrylic on canvas. 24 x 24 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2005.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
Don't Be Eyeballing Me
Acrylic on artboard. 12 x 12 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2005.
Donated to WestSound Wildlife Shelter Auction.
Smorgasbord
Acrylic on canvas. 24 x 24 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2005.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
The Crow Couples
Oil on canvas. 24 x 24 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2005.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
The Futile Protest
Oil bar on canvasboard. 22 x 18 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2006.
Private collection in Maui, HI.
The Turkey
Acrylic on canvas. 24 x 12 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2006.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
Big Blue
Acrylic on canvas. 48 x 24 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2006.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
The Bufflehead
Acrylic on canvas. 10 x 8 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2006.
Private collection Bremerton, WA.
Double Dipper
Acrylic on canvas. 48 x 24 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2006.
Donated to Poncho Art Auction.
The Rednecked Grebe
Acrylic on canvasboard. 16 x 20 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2006.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
The Loon
Acrylic on canvasboard. 20 x 16 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2006.
Original available for $700.
The Oystercatcher
Acrylic on canvasboard. 8 x 16 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2006.
Private collection in Xenia, OH.
Piling Topper
Acrylic on paper. 10 x 20 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2006.
Private collection Bremerton, WA.
The Waxwing
Acrylic on cardboard. 8 x 10 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2006.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
Perspective
China marker on fiberboard. 12 x 20 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2007.
Original available for $300.
The Creepers
Acrylic on canvas. 12 x 24 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2007.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
The Night Walkers
Acrylic on canvas. 24 x 48 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2007.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
The Peeper
Mixed media on canvas. 12 x 12 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2007.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
Americanos
Acrylic on canvas. 24 x 20 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2007.
Original available for $900.
The Flickers
Acrylic on canvas. 48 x 24 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2007.
Original available for $1200.
Roots
Mixed media on canvas. 20 x 20 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2007.
Original available for $400.
Thankful Thomas
Mixed media on masonite. 22 x 28 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2008.
Original available for $400.
The Owl
Mixed media on paper. 24 x 12 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2008.
Original available for $400.
The Heron
Mixed media on paper. 24 x 12 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2008.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
The Heron
Mixed media on paper. 24 x 12 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2008.
Private collection in Bremerton, WA.
Swamped
Acrylic on canvas. 12 x 12 inches.
Painted in Bremerton, WA. 2008.
Original available for $200.
Big Blue
Acrylic on canvas. 36 x 36 inches.
Painted in Seattle, WA. 2010.
Original available for $1200.
The Stowaway
Acrylic on canvas. 16 x 20 inches.
Painted in Seattle, WA. 2013.
Ehsan family collection.
Tree Topper and Bluebird Corduroy
Acrylic on canvas. 8 x 24 inches each.
Painted in Seattle, WA. 2013.
Original pair available for $400.
The Green Warbler
Acrylic on canvas. 36 x 12 inches.
Painted in Seattle, WA. 2013.
Original available for $420.
