Peregrine Falcon

A pen and ink of a Peregrine Falcon

Eastern Kingbird Fledgling

Spring is coming and here is an oil painting I did last spring of an Eastern Kingbird Fledgling.This little guy hung around our tailor for a few days giving me plenty of time for pictures and sketches.He or she was very noisy and boisterous but a joy to watch.done in oils on 8"-10" primed linen canvas.http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/wade-clark.html

This is the final painting for Juggalo.I layered on thin paint over the grisaille to bring out the colors in the portrait.The reason I called this painting The Juggalo is because Bryce is a huge fan of ICP and apparently that makes you a Juggalo lol.

This is the Grisaille for the painting of my son Bryce titled The Juggallo.Done in tones of grey and ready for color.

Juggalo

This is the drawing for a caricature of my son Bryce.Done at Christmas this is my first digital caricature painting.This sketch stage took approximately 2 hours to do in Photoshop.

Broadbilled Hummingbird and Cactus

This is a pen and ink drawing of a Broadbilled Hummingbird not found here in the east but in the southwest.I really liked the difference in contrast between the hummingbird and the cactus.My website

Spring Garter

Another spring drawing Spring Garter,a graphite drawing on paper.This garter snake I sketched and photographed really early in the spring march the snow had just melted and it was soaking up the sunshine.I actually got on the ground on my stomach to sketch and photograph it.visit my website

Glen

This is a charcoal of Glen a very dear friend of ours that passed a little over a year ago.I was going through Heather and I's wedding photos and came across pictures of him and I had to do this portrait.It was an honor to do this portrait of a truly great man!Check out my site

Sping Monarchs

Here is another painting of spring and mating Monarchs this time done in watercolor.This painting was a live demonstration done at an art show a few years back.It was done from memories of the same walk as the oil I posted yesterday.Those memories with the kids are so cherished an will always be foremost in my mind!http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/wade-clark.html  

Mating Monarchs

Spring is close and I am having spring fever BAD.So I thought I would post one of my oils with a spring flavor Mating Monarchs has a great spring feel.The bright fresh greens,booming spring flowers and whats more spring than mating butterfly's!This painting evolved from a hike the kids and I took in Ojibway Park on a beautiful spring day.The kids were amazed and intrigued with the amount of Monarchs mating in the wild flowers.What fond memories now there all grown up and not interested in hikes with Dad oh well theres always the grandchildren lol.Visit my website at

Coming Storm

Introducing Coming Storm right of the drawing table.This is a charcoal of a Coopers Hawk in a poplar tree waiting for the inevitable an incoming storm.Done on Stathmore vellum it is 14in-11in.I sketched and photographed this mother keeping a very close eye on her juvenile offspring on a early cold spring day in Devon park.She was well aware that I was there but never once interrupted her little one how was eating a bird for breakfast a couple of trees over.  

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Peche Island Canada's

Peche Island Canada's is an oil painting that I did a few years back.Peche Island is in the east end of the Detroit River, the mouth of Lake St Clair.I did sketches and photos in all three seasons and decided on fall for the final painting.

Wolf Robe

Wolf Robe was a Cheyenne Chief that fought with Sitting Bull at Little Big Horn and another portrait in my Native American series.This piece is done in pen and brushed ink on watercolor paper.   

Solitary Vireo

This is a painting done in color pencil on Strathmore vellum paper.The Solitary Vireo is a difficult bird to see not to mention draw.I seen this one in Devon Park on my lunch break, did some sketches and a few photos as reference.One note on Devon Park in Windsor Ontario,its just a little forested area in the city but has some great birding in the spring and fall and nicely groomed trails for walking ,jogging ect.It's not Point Pelee but it is a good place for nature in the city.

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