The Island

When birds are scarce, I draw the island instead. Sometimes,  an animal wanders into the picture. But mostly it's just an intriguing composition with lots of texture!

06-17-16-island

07-14-25-island

07-08-25-island

05-25-24-island

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08-16-23-island

12-27-22-island

05-31-19-island

The New Hawk

Overlooking the sidewalk on the way to the dam, a hawk has set up housekeeping in a pine tree. I've seen it repeatedly since early June.

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06-17-25-hawk01

 

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06-14-25-hawk02

Silhouettes

02-27-25-sparrow

 

03-20-25-grackle

03-16-25-crow

03-15-25-muskrat

03-07-25-crows02

03-18-25-crow02

Yellow Paper

01-06-25-bridge

03-06-25-crow

03-06-25-sparrow

02-24-25-island

02-12-25-willow01

01-18-25-mergansers01

12-07-24-ducks01

10-17-24-pickerelweed

09-26-24-swan01

Blue Shadows

 Spring is coming and the ice is retreating (for the moment at least). In the early morning, the trees cast blue shadows on the white snow and ice.

02-26-25-dam02
ink, pencil, pastel

02-28-25-puddle
ink, oil pastel on yellow paper

02-14-25-mallows
charcoal, pastel

01-24-24-island
pastel, ink

02-24-21-geese
pencil

New book: "Color & Landscape"

 My new book is titled Color & Landscape. It's filled with beautiful colored drawings/paintings and my thoughts about what those categories even mean.

It's 67 full color pages, 11 1/2 x 8 1/4", paperback, $18.00 w/o shipping.

from the Introduction:

"Drawing or Painting? Who cares? If I draw on canvas, is it a painting? If I paint on paper is it a drawing? Which has more to say? Which has more to tell us? Whatever your opinion, truth is, the artist only wants to steal some of your precious time (you will be rewarded) and could care less about these categories."

End of the Year

 

Happy New Year (almost)

A pair of Hooded Mergansers and reflections of houses in the Charles River in South Natick.

Crows Today

Last night and into today: the first snow of the winter season. A dusting was the perfect foil for a family of crows which foraged in the plowed garden beds at the arboretum.

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pastel, ink

03-27-24-crow
pencil, ink

12-05-24-crows02
pastel, ink

11-06-24-crows
pastel, charcoal

11-16-20-crow
pencil, ink

01-30-24-crow
ink