LAKE ERIE | Mini PrintLAKE ERIE 7 x 5 Giclee Print (archival quality) Eight Monarchs crossing Lake Erie in September. I included the tip of Long Point, Ontario here (including the lighthouse) as a distant point of interest. Its such a mecca for bird migration and I spent summers there as a teenager learning how to count, band and study birds. Had to do it Minimum of two mini prints per order required (add two or more to checkout)

Fell hard for this photo by Tom Koerner (USFWS) and tried to make an equally compelling setting for this species

Black Gum leaves and a Broad-handed Leafcutter

Graphite and Pastel on Pastelmat

Balance | 27 x 19 inches | Pastels on Pastelmat

Migration is perilous

Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) and Blue Orchard Mason Bee (Osmia lignaria)

rare but not impossible : ) I like playing with the context because it's fun

Definitely the most colourful creature i've drawn to date

I added water droplets to create some movement and energy to the scene but without being too noisy or distracting

the first being The Star Flyers - which was posted almost exactly two years ago

A Black-and-white Warbler caught between blue skies and an approaching storm

even though it would be extremely rare to observe in person