Sunday, May 31, 2009



Red-masked Parakeet (Ecuador, Peru)
6" x 6"
Painting #14
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The Red-masked Parakeet is a medium-sized parrot from South America. There is a feral population of these birds which live in San Francisco and is the subject of the book and film, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill. I see them all the time, often in the Pacific Heights area, and usually in the morning. They are very loud and you definitely hear them coming. In this painting, I matched the gray to the color of today's sky. Summer must be here (sigh)...

Saturday, May 30, 2009


Snowy Plover
6" x 6"
Painting # 13
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Friday, May 29, 2009



California Quail
6" x 6"
Painting # 12
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Thursday, May 28, 2009



White-tailed Kite
6" x 6"
Painting #11
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009


Cardinal
6" x 6"
Painting #10
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009


Western Tanager
6" x 6"
Painting # 9
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Thank you to everyone who's been visiting this blog, this has been an amazing week. The traffic has been very high and your emails and comments are encouraging. If your favorite bird gets sold out from under you, don't worry, I plan to self-publish the whole collection on Blurb.com at the end, then you can own all 50 birds in book form, if you so wish.

Monday, May 25, 2009


Barn Swallow
6" x 6"
Painting #8
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Sunday, May 24, 2009

White-faced Whistling Duck (Africa, South America)
6" x 6"
Painting #7
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Since these ducks are not native to North America, I traveled three whole miles to photograph this one at the San Francisco zoo. This painting took four hours to complete, most are running three on average, but it is the weekend after all!

Saturday, May 23, 2009


Egret
6" x 6"
Painting #6
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Friday, May 22, 2009


Raven (Swallows the World)
6" x 6"
Painting #5
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Thursday, May 21, 2009


Great Spotted Woodpecker
6"x 6"
Painting #4
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009


Reflection
6"x6"
Painting #3
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009



Nuthatch
6"x6"
Painting #2
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Two down, forty-eight to go...

Monday, May 18, 2009


Secretary Bird (Africa)
6"x6"
Painting #1
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Sunday, May 17, 2009

Thank you for visiting my new blog, where I will be adding a new bird painting daily for the next fifty days! I'm in the studio preparing for the 50/50 Exhibit (fifty paintings in fifty days!) at the Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica. The exhibit will open on July 24. Please check in often and enjoy the daily posts.