Heron by the River

12 x 16 inches - oil on canvas board - In early morning this heron silently moves from place to place looking for fish and frogs.

 

Fishing

 12 x 16 inches - oil on canvas board - The secret to success is absolute calm, ready to burst suddenly into explosive fury. Learn this or starve.

Over the Salt Marsh

12 x 16 inches - oil on canvas board - Ok, I am now back from a trip to south east Europe which may result in future paintings. Before leaving, though, I had a desire to try to paint some larger wildlife portraits. I decided that I would try to complete at least 12, in case I want to some day to create a calendar. This is the first of a heron flying over the salt marsh.

Fast Food

12 x 12 inches - oil on canvas board - Now that's a can of worms.
 

Gull and Goldfish

 

12 x 12 inches - oil on canvas board - These two seafarers could become good buddies unless, of course, one of them is lunch.

Chickadee and Still Life

 

12 x 12 inches - oil on canvas board - This little fella dropped into my still life and I decided to leave him there. Hey... what could go wrong.

Bluebird

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard

Cardinal

 

8 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - After living through the big dump we got last night, this little guy took a few minutes to rest in the sun.

Bluejay

10 x 10 inches - oil on linen mounted on cradled board.
 

The Boardroom

80 x 100 cm - oil on stretched canvas - I thought I would show you one of my larger works from a couple of years ago. When I am going to spend a long time on the work I like to make sure that they will have a little edge to both the subject and composition. This is one of the peregrine falcons that live down town among the buildings, perhaps reminding the people in the boardroom to have some respect for nature.

Snowy Owl

8 x 10 inches - oil on gessoboard - I have no idea why I started thinking about owls and tundra but I guess there is no figuring out flights of fancy.

Flying Swan

6 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - Here is my contribution to the Flying Spirit Challenge. It is a wonderful thing to see one of these majestic birds flying free in nature.

Fishing Bird

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - Patience, lightning speed and a long neck is all it takes.

The Board Room

100 cm x 80 cm oil on stretched canvas. I have been thinking about this one for several years. I finally figured out how to do the reflections from the building across the street by making a composite from several photos. The Peregrine Falcon shares his space with us because he has to.

Stratford Swan

6 x 6 oil on gessobord. Every year we go to the Festival in Stratford, Ontario. The swans on the river there are icons of the the town.

Cockatoo

6 x 6 oil on gessobord - After a long while of doing other things, here is a new one. I have been able to work on some larger paintings and have made some adjustments to my studio. I worked a bit on setting up my camera to get a good reproduction. This photo is not perfect but its similar to the original.