drawings – Michael's Place

A few sketches

This is from January, 2001. It must have been a weekend or during the summer. We were sitting across the street at State and Liberty. Neither of these business exist any more. Minneapolis in the summer of 2001. Alexis was sitting and writing as I sketched. A viceroy crysallis. A beetle that I collected inContinue reading “A few sketches”

Some pen sketches

I haven’t posted any of my pen drawings for quite awhile. So, here are a few from last year. Sunrise on the Halifax River in Florida. We were staying with our friends Patsy and Ken and I would get up quite early and sit on the porch drinking coffee watching the sun come up andContinue reading “Some pen sketches”

Sitting inside after breakfast

I made blueberry pancakes this morning for breakfast. Since it’s currently -11F (-24C) I don’t seeing heading outside soon. But have been thinking about art, drawing and painting. In two weeks we’ll be back in the Upper Peninsula looking for birds with friends. What will we find? Who knows? Regardless, it’ll be interesting and fun.Continue reading “Sitting inside after breakfast”

Drawings of some birds from the south

I love the whistling-ducks, both Fulvous and Black-bellied. I always look forward to seeing them when we are traveling in the south during the winter. Ibises are interesting waders. When we’re in the south we seen both Glossy Ibis (left) and White Ibis (right). Recently when I was in Brazil I saw four species ofContinue reading “Drawings of some birds from the south”

Bald Eagles in Michigan

First, second, third and fourth year Bald Eagles (left to right) sketches by me. During migration there is a progression of age classes of Bald Eagles. Early migration is dominated by adult birds and second year birds. Then as migration progresses there is a steady increase in first year birds. Third year birds are leastContinue reading “Bald Eagles in Michigan”

Bird drawings

The other day when we drove to Brimley we didn’t photograph any birds. But I have drawings of some of the birds that we saw. Black-capped Chickadees are common all over the state, but as nesting birds are far fewer than we see them in winter and during migration. Red-breasted Nuthatches as with chickadees areContinue reading “Bird drawings”

Traveling in the South – packing to leave Dauphin Island

It’s a busy morning as we are getting ready to head slightly north where for two days we will have no internet service. So here are a few drawings of mostly birds from the trip. Winter Wren and Bald Cyprus – typically how the trip starts, and sometimes ends. Usually these two bright warblers (HoodedContinue reading “Traveling in the South – packing to leave Dauphin Island”

Drawings: Part-9

In the past 8-10 days Tufted Titmice have been singing everywhere we have been in Ann Arbor An animal ythat I have always wanted to see, the Sumatran Rhinoceros. Doubt I’ll ever see one in the wild, but maybe someday in a zoo. White Hawk – one of my favorite tropical hawks. I have manyContinue reading “Drawings: Part-9”

Drawings: Part-8

These sketches represent where we ate and some of the birds that we saw over our past two visits to Chippewa County in the past month. In late January we had a small flock of Pine Grosbeaks. While in most years these are quite common for some reason they’re pretty unusual this year. With anyContinue reading “Drawings: Part-8”

Drawings: Part-7

In 2022 I thought that I wa ready to start drawing again. In some ways I was, in others I wasn’t. Anyway here are some sketches from 2022. This was perhaps one of my favorite drawings from 2022. Both Susan and I really enjoy seeing armadillos in the south-eastern U.S. Drawing of a gargoyle thatContinue reading “Drawings: Part-7”