People have painted birds for at least 40,000 years with the oldest example being found in Arnhem Land (Australia). There’s something about birds, and about painting birds, that stills the soul. It makes you stop and think about them on a deeper level than the everyday hustle and bustle of life really allows for, whether you’re studying an ancient painting or watching a pigeon strut on a parking lot. Birds are strange and magical.
Any medium other than acrylics mentioned here was completed as part of the Birdtober 2025 challenge.
Big Owl. Canvas panel.Kingfisher portrait, paper.Hawkheaded parrot. Acrylic and liner pens on paper.European tree sparrow, gouache on paper.Partridge in a Pear Tree. Canvas panel.Javan magpie, acrylic on paper.Chicken’s foot, acrylic on paper.Tern, pencil on paper.Tree swallow, watercolors on paper.Northern water thrush, watercolor pencils on paper.Sultan’s tit, acrylic on paper.Acorn woodpecker, ballpoint pens on paper.Varied bunting, white charcoal and acrylics on paper.Stone Birds. 11 x 14 canvas panel.New World Wren. 11 x 14 canvas panel.Vultureduck. Canvas panel.Pigeon and the sun. 4 inches x 6 inches, paper.Maleo head detail. 8×10 inches, paper.Crossbill. Panel. These birds are rarely seen where I live, but they always just look wrong.Heron that stood on the shore of a lake and stared at me. Canvas panel.Recreation of an antique Japanese chickenish thing. 2023. Canvas panel.A South American bird I saw a documentary about. I forgot what it’s called. Canvas panel.Pharaoh chicken from Egypt. On reclaimed canvas panel. I left all the bumps visible.Queen of the Cormorants Speaks to Her People. Canvas panel.
Update: As of late 2025, I have a few bird postcards for sale if you’re interested. Chirp, chirp.
Frog on the Porch 