Pursuance of Owls

Pursuance of Owls

Jun 22, 2021 | Birds

When I was about 9 years old I was out in my wooded backyard doing what 9 year olds do—just wandering around on a “Midwest close-to-Halloween” fall day. It was late afternoon and a glint of moving white caught my eye. I was awe-struck by this ghostly blur that I had...
Be Quill My Heart: Another Fish Story

Be Quill My Heart: Another Fish Story

May 8, 2021 | Fish

My late father was an avid fisherman who often traveled to Florida to fish in both freshwater and saltwater habitats. One day when I was 13, a box arrived from Florida for him. He opened the box and I saw the strangest thing. It looked just like a yellow balloon with...
Red Eyed Cicada Brood X 2021

Red Eyed Cicada Brood X 2021

May 2, 2021 | Insects

Here is the BUZZ–To celebrate the emergence of the 17 year red eyed cicada Brood X 2021 I partnered with the Natural History Society of Maryland and provided two images commemorating this nature event in May here in Baltimore.  I am donating a portion of my...
My Working Method

My Working Method

Apr 25, 2021 | Birds

My working method is as follows. While many of the outlines of members of my menagerie are created in pen and ink and scanned in, others are created digitally by juxtaposing outlined ovals and cutting them up and repeating and realigning them along with solid shapes...