I try to teach my students that it is best to design and compose a piece… More

You can trace the history of the canvas decoy back to the turn of the… More

The male American kestrel has a unique color scheme, one unlike that of… More

Last issue I demonstrated how I carved a rose-breasted grosbeak. In this… More

For this project, I decided to do a simple carving and sculpt a northern… More

The striking colors of the drake redhead are unmistakable on the water,… More

If you think painting is complex, I hope to change your mind. I break down… More

I developed and evolved the techniques presented in this tutorial during… More

Through my years of decoy carving, I often thought about the beautiful… More

A decoy is more than the sum of its parts, of course, but it's still… More

Before adding any color, I like to prime the bird with a couple of coats… More

Early in 2012 I learned that the pair competition at the 2014 Ward World… More

Technically, painting is merely the application of colored pigments to a… More

Last spring, I had two nests in my yard, giving methe opportunity to watch… More

There's a great deal of diversity in the appearance of individual… More