Canada

  • Wildlife of Ontario, Canada: Species Photographed in Nature

    A listing of all wild species I have encountered in Ontario, listed by their taxonomy categories of Class, Family, and Species (except Invertebrates, it will be a bit different). All photos are my own.

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  • A Year of Living as an Artist – 2019 in Review

    The first time I remember being really good at something is when I began drawing. I was a decent runner, pretty good at soccer, a decent chess player – but I was better at drawing. Even as a child, animals were one of my fascinations. My reading habits included Ranger Rick (a kids environmental magazine),…

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  • How My Scratchboard Portraits are Made

    The most asked question I receive at art fairs is, how are the scratchboard portraits made? Well, I buy the boards premade at art shops; it is called Ampersand Scratchbord. It is masonite board coated with white clay and black India ink, you use metal tools to scratch away the surface ink to show the…

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