Wildlife and Animal Pastel Portraits

Birds in Hats

Inspired by images I saw of Horus while we were in Egypt in March 2020, I decided to play with the idea of birds and hats. A whimsical array of cheeky feathered dinosaurs ensued.

Dapper Oriole

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Horace

12 x 18 inch pencil and pastel on paper

Horace was the original #BirdsInHats, inspired by carvings and statues I saw of the god Horus while traveling in Egypt in March 2020.

CrowN

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

AKA Corvid in a Corona (too soon?)

Gladiator Kookaburra

12x18” pastel and pencil on paper

Tom Tricorne

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Happy Thanksgiving!

Puffin in a Bowler

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Queen Strawberry

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Bishop Rook

12 x 18 inch pencil and pastel on paper

Fascinating Kakapo

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Guinness Toucan

After 60 years of balancing that drink on her beak, it’s time for a sip! 12X18 inch pastel and pencil on paper.

Corks Float and Magpies Glide

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Captain Dan

A salty pelican in sou’wester and pipe. 12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Meatball

This southern ground hornbill is ready for a summer BBQ. Her name is Meatball, and she’s got the best lashes! 12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper.

The Borgias

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

White-rumped vulture in cardinal’s biretta

Meanie in a Beanie

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper, Shoebill Stork in a Propellor Beanie

Pet Portraits

Got a favorite pet you want to commemorate in art? Contact me for custom pet portraiture.

Addie

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Lucy

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Kelsey Jo

11 x 14 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Phoebe

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Suki

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Strudel

9 x 12 inch pastel on paper

Trooper and Tucker

18 x 24 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Roxie

9x12" pastel and pencil on paper

Patrick

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Anastasia

6 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Boris

6 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Tess and Russell

18 x 24 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Ally

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

LuLu

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Baloo

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Trooper

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Nix

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Moby, the Pittie

11 x 14 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Kaipo Tells Russell a Secret

11 x 14 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Butters

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Morty, American Longhair

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Frankie

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Charley

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Milo

9x12" pastel and pencil on paper

Milo

9 x 9 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Evelyn

7 x 7.5" pastel and pencil on paper

Dobby

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Beagles

18 X 24 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Stanley the Goldfish

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Luna, American shorthaired cat

9 X 12 inch pencil and pastel on paper

Angel the Moyen Poodle

9 X 12 inch pencil and pastel on paper

Leo

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Poppy Seed

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Momo

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Haddie, American Shorthair

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Mischa and Cody

16 x 20 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Good Boy

16X20 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Fleuri

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Fedwen, Irish Wolf Hound

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Glory

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Sir Paul McKitney, AKA Kitney Spears, American Shorthair Cat

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Trooper the Aussie-Doodle

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Boulder, the Australian Shepherd

18 X 24 inch pastel on paper

Phoenix and Sedona, Siamese Cats

9 X 12 inch pencil and pastel on paper

Angel, Ladybug and Otis

18 X 14 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Buddy, American Shorthair Cat

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Ridley, American Shorthair

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Lily the Snow Dog

18 X 24 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Pippa

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Dante

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Jethro

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Hannibal

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Stretch

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Reba

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Kira, Black Lab

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Tortie

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Holli

12x18" pastel and pencil on paper

Sophie

9x12" pastel and pencil on paper

Wyatt

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Little Bit

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

The Lads

8 x 10 inch pastel on 400-grit sandpaper

Lucy and Zoe, Beagles

18 X 24 inch pastel on paper

Birds

Is there any greater diversity in the animal kingdom than among our feathered friends? Their staggering range of colors, sizes, and songs makes for a beautiful mosaic of sight and sound. These tiny dinosaurs are smarter than they seem and inhabit every corner of the globe.

Palm Cock

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Polly's Parrots

12 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on textured yardstick

Barred Owl

9 X 12 inches pastel on paper

Snow Crane as Phoenix

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Mindy's Gull

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

In loving memory of Mindy Bowens

Peacock

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Blue-footed bobby

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

The Year of the Rooster

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Mirror, Mirror

12 X 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Created for East Point Arts - Nahant and donated in support of the Keep Natant Wild campaign.

Parrot

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Rooster

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Red Crowned Crane

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Snowy Egret

9 X 12 inch chalk on paper

Brown Pelican

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Scarlet Ibis

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Toucan

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Salmon-Crested Cockatoo

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Alaskan Puffin

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Blue Jay

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

African Penguin

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Swan

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Cassowary

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Three Baby Penguins

12 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Thanksgiving Turkey

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Flamingo

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Swan

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Ostrich

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Cormorant

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Rockhopper

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Cardinal

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Eagle

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Gold Finch

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Go, Herons!

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Downy Woodpecker

5.5 X 8.5 inch pencil on paper

Inca Tern

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Owl

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Puffin

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

5 X 7 inch pastel on paper

Black Palm Cockatoo

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Australian Hobby Falcon

5.5 X 8.5 inch pastel on paper

Guianan Cock-of-theRock

9 X 12 inch pastel paper

Great Auk

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Oriole

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Robin

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Secretary Bird

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Blue-Footed Booby

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Evan's Peacock

9x12” pastel and pencil on paper

Feeding Mishap

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Loon

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Amphibians & Reptiles

Critters of land and sea, these leathery-skinned animals make the best of both worlds and bridge the gap between wet and dry.

Green Flying Frog

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Lizard

9 X 12 inche pastel and pencil on paper

Sea Turtle

8.5 X 11 inch pastel on paper

Iguana

18 x 24 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Chameleon

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Crocodile Skink

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Komodo Dragon

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Sea Turtle

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

White's Tree Frog

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Green Dragon

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Axolotl

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Fire-Breathing Dragon

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Ice Dragon

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Freshwater Turtle

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Froggy

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Leopard Gecko

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Charismatic Mega Fauna

Every animal in this gallery is someone's favorite. These are the ones we learn about first and the ones that most readily spur us to conservationist action.

Australian Flora and Fauna

18 x 24 inch pastel and pencil on paper

In memory of all the critters impacted by the Australian wildfires.

Are You Ham?

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on watercolor paper

Panda Bear

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Dolphin

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Fiona, the baby Hippopotamus

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Portrait to honor Fiona, the hippo born at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in January 2017 #teamfiona

Giraffe

9 X 12 inch pastel and charcoal on paper

Malayan Tapir

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Lion

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Camel

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Polar Bear

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Harbor Seal

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Beluga Whale

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Elephant

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Flamingo

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Ostrich

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Malayan Tiger

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Kangaroo

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Lion and Lamb

18 x 24 inch pastel and charcoal on paper

Orca

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Lowland Gorilla

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Elephant

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

California Sea Lion

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Red Panda

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Elephant Seal

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Cat

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Baby Giraffe

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Snow Leopard

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Rothschild's Giraffe

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Fish

What lies beneath? Many beautiful wonders of the sea!

Goldfish

9 X 12 inch paste and pencil on paper

Spotted Eagle Ray

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Skate

9 X 12 inch pastel and chalk on paper

Starfish

9 X 12 inch pastel and charcoal on paper

Atlantic Salmon

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Seahorse

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Surgeon Fish

5.5 X 8.5 inch pastel on paper

Land Mammals

Lions and tigers and bears--Oh, my! Land mammals are often the first animals that spring to mind when we think of "animals." This vast category of animals includes many of our pets and some of the most charismatic critters we visit at the zoo.

A Panoply of Primates

16 X 20 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Are You Ham?

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on watercolor paper

Carter's Holliston Panthers

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Giraffe

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Sifaka

11 X 14 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Evan's Puma

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Emperor Tamarin

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Tiger

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Marmoset

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Japanese Macaque

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Rare is Beautiful

10 X 13 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Pangolin

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Malayan Tapir

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Hippopotamus

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Red-Shanked Douc Langur

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Flying Squirrel

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Camel

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Luna, American Shorthaired Cat

9 X 12 inch pencil and pastel on paper, pet portrait

Springbok

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Pangolin

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Big Horn Sheep

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Possum

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Jaguar

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Kinkajou

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Armadillo

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Red Squirrel

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Elephant

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Swimming Sloth

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Pig

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Walrus

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Raccoon

9 X 12 inch chalk and charcoal on paper

Lion and Lamb

18 X 24 inch pastel and charcoal on paper

Cat

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Donkey

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Kangaroo

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Moose

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Otter

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Capybara

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Hanging Sloth

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Polar Bear

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Reindeer

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Lowland Gorilla

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Meerkat

18 X 24 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Red Fox

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Saber-Toothed Tiger

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Sleeping Sloth

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Sad Colobus

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Peter Rabbit

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Image after artwork by Beatrix Potter

Howler Monkey

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Red Panda

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Trooper (an Aussie-Doodle)

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Fennec Fox

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Guinea Pig

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Elephant

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Pink Panther

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Snow Leopard

9 x 12 inch pastel on paper

Lucy and Zoe

Beagles, Pet Portrait

18 X 24 inch pastel on paper

Grey Squirrel

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Boulder (an Australian Shepherd)

18 X 24 inch pastel on paper pet portrait

Elk

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Platypus

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Irish Wolf Hound

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper pet portrait

Sedona and Phoenix, Siamese Cat Pet Portrait

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Baby Giraffe

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Buddy Cat, Pet Portrait

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Koala

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Brown Bear

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Kira Peck, black lab pet portrait

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Blonde Buffalo

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Morty, Long-Haired Cat

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper pet portrait

Yoda

9 X 12 inch pastel and charcoal on paper

Buck

9 X 12 inche pastel and pencil on paper

Malayan Tiger

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Ridley, American Shorthair Cat

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Panda Bear

9 X 12 inche pastel and pencil on paper

Fjord Horse

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Rothschild's Giraffe

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Husky

18 X 24 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Jim's Girlfriend

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Bill's Girlfriend

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Spider Monkey

11 X 14 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Jim's Friend

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Mythical, Extinct & Fantastic Creatures

Real and currently living animals shouldn't have all the fun. In this gallery, I've let my imagination run wild with extinct and fantastic creatures. This also seemed like the best place to stash the handful of real and extant animals that don't quite fit into the other galleries!

Blue-Ringed Octopus

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Unicorn

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Chrysaora hysoscella (compass jellyfish)

9x12" pastel and pencil on paper

Axolotl

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Tardigrade (AKA Waterbear)

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

This is a real animal! Microscopic and virtually impossible to kill, tardigrades can even survive the vacuum of space.

Great Auk

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Extinct. (Pinguinus impennis) Last recorded alive June 3, 1844.

Image after artwork by Peter Schouten

Mantis Shrimp

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Saber-Toothed Tiger

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Green Dragon

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Fire-Breathing Dragon

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Thylacine (AKA Tasmanian Tiger)

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Extinct. (Thylacinus cynocephalus) Last recorded alive September 7, 1936

Ice Dragon

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Sea Mammals

Air-breathing and warm blooded but living in cold, wet, underwater conditions--sea mammals have adapted perfectly to their environment. And they're more similar to us than we might realize.

Dolphins

11 x 14 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Sea Lion Momma and Baby

11 x 14 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Harbor Seal

9 x 12" pastel and pencil on paper

Orca

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

California Sea Lion

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Dolphin

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Elephant Seal

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Harbor Seal

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Otter

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Beluga Whale

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Walrus

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Platypus

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Polar Bear

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Laughing Leopard Seal

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Beluga surfacing

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Insects & Arthropods

Creepy crawlies will inherit the earth. In the meanwhile, we can marvel at their diverse range of body types and physiological solutions to sometimes-hostile environments.

Bruce

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Crab

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Ladybug

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Swallowtail Butterfly

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Mantis Shrimp

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Common Crow Butterfly

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Radiant Swallowtail Butterfly

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Dragonfly

9 X 12 inch pastel, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Ladybug

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

Butterfly

18 X 24 inches pastel and pencil on paper

Blue Lobster

9 X 12 inch pastel, oil pastel and pencil on paper

People, Places, and Things

Animals are awesome, but occasionally I want or am asked to draw a person, place, or thing that's not an animal. This gallery is for all non-animal nouns I may end up drawing.

USC Mascot, Tommy Trojan

9 X 12 inch pastel and chalk on paper

Leila's Wood

12 x 18 inch acrylic on canvas

Righting a Wrong

18 X 24 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Lily of the Valley

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

East Chop Light, Martha's Vineyard

18 X 24 inch pastel on paper

The Ghost of Mad Anthony Wayne

9 X 12 inch pastel on paper

The Chalk Menagerie, January 2018

For the month of January 2018, I exhibited "The Chalk Menagerie," a collection of 32 drawings in the Wakelin Room of the Wellesley Free Library in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Birds, beasts, and beautiful creatures abound in this group of highly realistic pastel “paintings" that stretch the definition of the word drawing.

Prints of these images are still available for sale. Prints will arrive matted with a backing board.

· 8 x 10 inches (matted to 11 X 14 inches): $30

· 12 x 16 inches (matted to 16 X 20 inches): $50

Order prints via my Etsy shop.

Some originals are also or sale—contact me for details. I also create original, custom pet portraits and would be delighted to render a drawing of your favorite furry (or scaly or feathered) friend. Contact me for details.

Tiger

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Norwegian Fjord Horse

The “Fabio of Horses”
9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Lion

The king of the jungle is just a bigger, toothier version of your own tabby cat.

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Partridge

Of course, it’s sitting in the proverbial pear tree. Where else would it be?

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Blackbird

Blackbird singing in the dead of night

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Beluga Whale

Sea canaries make the best swimming partners.
9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Blue Ringed Octopus

The blue and black rings that decorate this Pacific cephalopod broadcast a bright warning of the venomous package they wrap.

9 x 12 inch pastel on paper

Bruce

A grasshopper walks into a bar and hops up onto an empty barstool. The bartender comes over and says, “Hey, we have a drink named after you.” The grasshopper says, “Really? You have a drink named Bruce?”

9 x 12 inch pastel on paper

Watch a video of the artist telling the joke.

Butterfly

The smallest becomes the largest
18 X 24 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Cardinal

A bright spot in winter

9 X 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Iguana

Perhaps the most lizardy of lizards, iguanas are
native to Central and South America and the Caribbean
9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Fiona

One of the very best things to happen in 2017 was the arrival, a bit too soon, of Fiona, a baby hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo. Her struggle to live and her ability to thrive have been a beacon of hope to many during an unsettled year.

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Green Flying Frog

It ain't easy being green...

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Rothschild's Giraffe

Rothschild’s giraffe is a highly endangered subspecies of giraffe with only about 1,600 individuals estimated remaining in the wild.

12 x 18 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Stanley the Goldfish

Ask about custom pet portraiture
9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Iguana

Go big or go home

18 x 24 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Unicorn

Not as rare as one might think
9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Komodo Dragon

The Komodo Dragon, completed on Day 22 of the #100DaysProject, signaled the turning point in my art. Something about this one says, “I’m back!”

9 x 12 inch pastel and chalk on paper

Marmoset Eyes

The eyes are the windows to the soul

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Morty

Morty is a charmer. Ask me to make a custom portrait of your favorite animal.

9 x 12 inch pastel on paper

Palm Cockatoo

The black sheep of the family
9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Giant Panda

The poster child for species conservation
9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Scarlet Macaw

Swedish naturalist and father of modern taxidermy Carl Linnaeus first described the scarlet macaw of South and Central America.

9 x 12 inch pastel on paper

Peacock

A pheasant with a jewel-tone top coat

9 x 12 inch pastel on paper

Puffin

Perfecting the dive-bomb as a dining method

9 x 12 inch pastel on paper

Year of the Rooster

2017 was the year of the Rooster, which was an eventful year that some crowed about.

9 x 12 inch pastel on paper

Swan

Grace, beauty, love and poetry. With feathers.
9 x 12 inch pastel on paper

Emperor Tamarin

Named for their resemblance to the German emperor Wilhelm II, Emperor tamarins live in the southwest Amazon basin spanning Peru, Bolivia, and western Brazil.

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Tapir

Part pig, part elephant, all tapir

9 x 12 inch pastel on paper

Turkey

Did Benjamin Franklin really want the wild turkey for the national bird? History is murky on the subject, but it certainly has become a prominent symbol of fall, family, and Thanksgiving.
9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Turtle Dove

Only one pigeon this time
9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Red-Capped Mangabey

Red hair, don't care!

9 x 12 inch pastel and pencil on paper

Holiday Birds

Seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying, four colly birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, a partridge in a pear tree, and a zillion other birds hold places of prominence in popular and historic culture surrounding winter holidays. This gallery collects some of them.

You can now order greeting cards of these images to share the spirit of the holidays with your loved ones via my page on Etsy!