Towards the end of last duck season I shot a very nice Hooded Merganser drake. I made made an alginate mold and poured plaster. The result was a finely detailed, beautiful cast, cleaned up, primed and antiqued with oil paint.
I started this painting of a drake Harlequin Duck that I abandoned because it wasn’t coming together as I had hoped. I still like the ducks gesture, and maybe one day I’ll give it another go.
Underdrawing
Underpainting
5” X 7”
Acrylic on Panel
8 1/2” X 11”
Memorial Commission
Acrylic on Wood Panel
A uniquely handsome bird, the Harlequin duck is found along the rocky shores and crashing waves of both N. American coasts.
Acrylic on Panel
10” X 10”
Sketch
Pencil on Newsprint
Pencil on Newsprint
Logo commissioned by the Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society for their 2019 Annual Meeting in Bend, Oregon.
12” X 12”
Acrylic on Illustration Board
Vignette
Detail
A pair of paintings for the same client.
Bull Reticulated Giraffe
8”X10”
Acrylic on Panel
Reference - Desi, a 10’ male giraffe living at the Oregon Zoo
Naked Mole Rat
10” X 10”
Acrylic on Panel
Reference - Naked mole rat’s at the Oregon Zoo.
Dire Wolf Skull
Graphite on Newsprint
Drawn from a skeleton displayed at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center.
8” X 10”
Acrylic on Panel
Lucky
From left to right
1) Rocky Mountain Mule Deer
2) Columbian Blacktail Deer
3) Sitka Blacktail Deer
Acrylic on Panel 11” X 14”
Pencil on Paper
Carefully bred spotted horses called Appaloosas were named after the Palouse River that runs through the traditional land of the Nez Perce.
8” X 10” Acrylic on Panel
The Surf Scoter is frequently seen “scooting” through the surf, and diving beneath breaking waves. It has a large oddly shaped bill. It’s appearance and habitat preference makes it one of my favorites to see along the coast.
Black ink on chip board.
A Camarasaurus skull from Jurassic Utah. Drawn from a specimen on display at the Natural History Museum of Utah.
A painted acrylic study of a Mountain Lion, presented in a handmade wooden frame.
7 3/4” X 6 1/2”
Drawing of a Coho Salmon smolt.
Graphite on paper.
Iron Creek Campground, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA.
Frilled Shark
The most ancient of all the sharks, the Frilled Sharks closest relatives died out 12 - 30 million years ago.
Acrylic on wood panel
Artwork measures 30" X 11 7/8"
Framed in a modern custom made Walnut wooden frame. The approximate framed outside dimensions are as follows, 31" X 12 7/8" X 1 1/4", with a wire hanger ready for display.
