Sunbathing: Red Admiral Butterfly on Oak
Colored Pencil Drawing
A red admiral butterfly warms its wings on an oak tree, ready to burst into flight at a moment’s notice.
Green Hydrangea
Colored Pencil Drawing
A green hydrangea is shown up close, revealing the individual flowers that create the puffy clump of flowers that hydrangeas are known and loved for.
Pink Hibiscus
Colored Pencil Drawing
A pink hibiscus, more commonly known as rose of Sharon, blooms on a warm summer day.
Light as a Feather
Pen Drawing
A preening robin shows off its flexibility as it reaches for its tail feathers while a loosened feather assumes a flight of its own.
One from the Bouquet
Acrylic Painting
A solitary red rose blooms dramatically against a black background.
Acorn Duo
Graphite Drawing
Two acorns collected from Conneaut, Ohio along Lake Erie sit together.
Airborne
Pen Drawing
A squirrel appears to fly as he leaps from one tree branch to the next.
Buried Treasure
Colored Pencil Drawing
A red-bellied woodpecker caches an edible treasure in some oak tree bark on a snowy winter day.
Nut Trio
Watercolor Pencil and Colored Pencil Drawing
Three local nuts, (left to right) a red oak acorn, a hickory nut, and a burr oak acorn, sit together.
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Watercolor Painting
A yellow-rumped warbler perches on a budding burr oak tree branch in spring.
White-Throated Sparrow
Colored Pencil Drawing
A white-throated sparrow stands in profile.
Dark-Eyed Junco
Colored Pencil Drawing
A dark-eyed junco, in grays and whites, is content as it sits on a branch.
Tree Swallow
Colored Pencil Drawing
A tree swallow wearing deep blue plumage looks over its shoulder as it surveys its surroundings from a wooden perch.
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Colored Pencil Drawing
A female ruby-throated hummingbird wearing dazzling green feathers perches on a branch.
Chipping Sparrow
Colored Pencil Drawing
A chipping sparrow stands in the grass with its head turned.
White-Tailed Deer Fawn
Watercolor Painting
A young white-tailed deer fawn is adorned with rows of white spots on its back and stands against a blank background.
Downy Woodpecker
Colored Pencil Drawing
A downy woodpecker climbs an oak tree trunk, carefully searching for food that might be hiding under the bark.
Spring Beauties
Colored Pencil Drawing
The delicate white flowers of spring beauties bloom in abundance throughout the grass while facing the sunshine.
Illinois Bundleflower Seed Pods
Colored Pencil Drawing
An Illinois bundleflower specimen stands tall and dried. Richly colored brown seed pods of the plant crack open to reveal reddish seeds tucked inside.
Purple Coneflowers
Colored Pencil Drawing
Purple coneflowers, whose petals are more pink, bloom on a summer day against a wild green backdrop. Their orange, spiky centers are a popular attraction for butterflies, bees, and other pollinators.
Weathering Summer
Colored Pencil Drawing
An eastern swallowtail butterfly sips nectar from a pink puff of a flower. Its wings display frayed edges, visually demonstrating the strength and resilience often attributed to pollinators.
