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Video: Drawing the May butterfly
I don’t know how it happened so quickly, but suddenly it’s time to return to the phenology wheel and draw a new monthly butterfly. May has come and gone, its skies full of cabbage whites and common buckeyes, American ladies and the occasion...
Printables: Tips for sketching bluejays
Beauty and brains in a bossy blue package
Many years ago, after a night of violent storms, I found a newly hatched bluejay at the foot of an ancient pecan tree. He was tiny and featherless. I knew he was unlikely to survive, but I hammered...
Printables: Just everyday birds
It's easy to disregard common backyard bird species. Draw them instead!
The first week of June has been unexpectedly busy at the tiny cabin: bird drawing commissions, research for upcoming video posts, my annual summer art market at the lo...
We have a winner...
Congratulations, Missy Carden!
The random selection software did its job. I’ll draw one of Missy’s favorite birds - either a goldfinch or a tufted titmouse - on this 1906 postcard. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who left a comment. Watch in...
Bonus video: Rooster in ink & watercolor
Think, for a moment, about the incredible number of birds living on our planet. They can survive almost anywhere: the steamy rainforest, the frozen Antarctic, even in the hearts of our biggest cities. Birds are the most successful vertebrat...
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Happily living in a tiny cabin with two dogs and a stack of sketchbooks, I am a fulltime artist/naturalist specializing in birds, butterflies, botanicals and small furry creatures. Draw with me!
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