In Summer 2018, I had the opportunity to spend two months in the Adirondacks, on a small lake called Arbutus Lake. Arbutus Lake was home to a pair of loons, an otter family, a common merganser and her dozen chicks, an elusive mink, three feisty red squirrels, a white-tailed doe and her twins, a very large snapping turtle, a great blue heron, dozens of toads, Brook trout, a turkey family, and a chipmunk who had no fear when it came to raisins - along with dozens of song birds, woodpeckers and the occasional bald eagle and broad-wing hawk. During the mornings we would listen to the chirping sounds of chickadees and nuthatches, and in the afternoon hike around near by lakes that were home to chubby beavers and more otter families. Or we would climb into old growth forests, and kayak across lakes and ponds following the loons. At night, we fell asleep listening to the loon calls, thunder, and scurrying mice.  For two months, the spirits of the forest - the creatures, the weather, and the colors ignited my curiosity, imagination and inspired this collection of work.

Most of the following drawings and paintings were inspired by creatures I met in the Adirondacks. The only pieces that are not based on an Adirondack experience are two abstract ink pieces, the bears, the great horned owl and the coyote - these are past pieces I thought I'd include because these creatures are also found in the Adirondacks. Though, I did hear a Great horned owl, and see a coyote. But I never saw a black bear, nor did I see a moose. Some reasons to go back. ​

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Raisin Stealer (Eastern Chipmunk.) 14x11" Mixed Media
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"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit"
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Stopped (Red Squirrel.) 8x10" Pastel
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Summer evening. 5x7" Acrylic Sold

Mama 'Dear' (White Tailed Deer.) 10x8" Pastel
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Old Growth. 7x5" Ink Sold

Searching (Pileated Woodpecker.) 7x5" Mixed Media
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Edge of the Forest. 6x6" Ink
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Deep in the forest. 6x6" ink

Warm Summer Sun. 6x6" Ink Sold

Hermit Thrush Study. 8x10" Watercolor/Mixed Media Sold

That Island. 5x7" Acrylic.
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Afternoon (Deer) 7x9" Mixed Media.
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I see you too (red squirrel.) 7x5" Mixed Media
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Summer Light. 7x5" Pastel Sold

Curious Otter. 9x7" Mixed Media.
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Resting (Snapping turtle.) 8x10" Mixed Media
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Portrait of a toad. 5x7" Mixed Media
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On the Edge (Baby Black Bear). 9x12" Pastel
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The Adirondacks. 7x5" Acrylic

Wings up (Common Loon.) 5x7" Mixed Media.

Caught (Southern Flying Squirrel.) 8x10" Colored
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Chipper. 7.5x10" Mixed Media Monoprint
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Just walking (White Tailed Deer.) 8x10" Colored Pencil.

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Common Loon Chick. 10x8" Colored Pencil
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Spirits of the Forest. 20x16" Acrylic

Fawn (White Tailed Deer). 10x8. Pastel
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Hello there (Eastern Chipmunk.) 5x7" Mixed Media.
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In the water (American Beaver) 8x10" Pastel
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Eating Breakfast (Eastern Chipmunk.) 9x12" Pastel
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Swimming Beaver. 8x10" Pastel
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In the Forest. 5x7" Mixed media

Passing by (White Tailed Deer.) 8x10" Watercolor/mixed media

Great Horned Owl. 8x10" Pastel
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Portrait of Sir Chipmunk. 6x8" Colored Pencil Sold

Blue Heron. 24x18" Mixed Media

Just Hanging. 12x9" Pastel
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Lightning Storm. 18x24" Mixed Media

Turkey Family. 18x24" Mixed Media
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Mr. Woodchuck. 5x7" Colored Pencil
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Waters Edge. 5x7" Acrylic
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You can't see me (Eastern Chipmunk.) 8x10" Pastel
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You found me (Flying squirrel.) 5x7" Mixed Media.
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High Peaks. 5x7" Acrylic.

Mink at the Lake. 11x14" Mixed Media.

Lazy Bear. 10x8" Mixed Media
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Always Watching (Broad-winged Hawk.) 24x18" Mixed Media

Peak-a-boo (Red Squirrel.) 10x8" Mixed Media
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Lake Arbutus. 5x7" Acrylic sold

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