“Toxic Tango II: Peacock Spiders”

I’ve just completed the second watercolor painting of the new “Toxic Tango” series.  The first one was “Toxic Tango I: Sea Slugs”, and this one is “Toxic Tango II: Peacock …

Flights of Fancy

I created a new digital art piece this winter. I used images from both my photos and my watercolor paintings, which was a first for me. A few of the …

Caterpillar book, Step 6

The latest installment for of the caterpillar and moth for “The Little Book of Metamorphosis” is now completed. The caterpillar of Citheronia regalis is known as the Hickory Horned Devil. …

Caterpillar Book, step 5

This next moth is my favorite so far. It’s Acherontia atropos, the Death’s Head Hawkmoth. Actually, the Death’s Head Hawkmoth refers to any one of these three species of moth: …

Caterpillar Book, step 3

The third caterpillar/butterfly combination is Marpesia petreus, the Ruddy Daggerwing. I find the small similarities between the caterpillar and butterfly forms of the species fascinating.

New Painting Underway

I’ve finally begun the initial stages of a new painting. The watercolor paper has been soaked, stretched and taped to a board. Sketches are underway. The subject matter? Hawaiian fish. …

ID Chart

Here’s the completed ID chart for “Basilisk, Orchids, Frogs”.Only the animals are included, as I had no identification for my orchid photos. I used some common names as well as …

Finished Portrait

The final touches have been added to the basilisk and frogs, and I wanted to give you a closer look at the basilisk lizard’s portrait. I was especially pleased that …

First touch of color

Even though parts of the picture are still just sketched in, I’ve begun applying the first layers of watercolor to the orchids. The basilisk, orchids, and frogs are all now …