Drawing

Bluejay

Bluejay
The Blue Jay is very striking, with white, black and many blue tones. The patterns on wings and tail are very complex like a mosaic.
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Nuthatch

Nuthatch
The White Breasted Nuthatch is a delight to listen to and to watch. It seems to defy gravity as it “walks” up and down trees and on the bottom side of branches.
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Merlin Falcon

Merlin Falcon
The Merlin Falcon is the smallest falcon, very fierce and very beautiful. We often have them in our yard. They regularly dine on our songbirds and chipmunks….which is, of course, in Nature’s plan.
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Grace & Almonzo

Grace & Almonzo
Gracie and Almonzo were our two indoor house cats, who grew up with our daughter Thea. This drawing of them as kittens is looking through a hole in a carpeted climbing structure that I built for them.
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Tinker

Tinker
Tinker was Jill’s sister JoAnn and our brother-in-law Phil’s very sweet aging rescue dog. Tinker had her last two years in a very fine home with them.
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Dakota & Taz

Dakota & Taz
Dakota and Taz are Jill’s sister JoAnn’s horses in the Leelanau Peninsula of Michigan. Dakota recently passed away in his venerable 30’s.
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Cecil B De Squirrel

Cecil B De Squirrel
Cecil B. De Squirrel is our quite tame grey squirrel who grabs his favorite nut right out of Jill’s nut container. He let me get close to him to get a photo for this portrait.
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