The First Rooster

The young rooster from our first brood/flock of baby chicks. This is what he thought he looked like, "puffed up", actually he was a teenager and a bit gawky.

It's in the Air

Flying high...Gulls

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykavik, Iceland..I visited Reykavik with my friend Betsy less than 10 years ago. The bright colored buildings were viewed high atop a very tall church in Reykjavik, it was a cold winter day, yet warmed by the color and newness of the experience.

Dark-eyed Junco

Painting birds in the middle of winter, remember-ing their songs of summer.

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Painting life in mid-winter. Spring will come.

Minnesota State Fair Blue Ribbon Rooster

The rooster reappears in a 12 x 12 format in acrylic.

The Chicken in the Coop

The chicken coop. Home for our 10 chickens to lay those beautiful brown eggs which feed us.

Pigeon

Pale pastel color with a bright eye, the pigeon.