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This is one of a series of birds "portraits' I have indulged in over the years...the American Goldfinch is the state bird for where I reside (Iowa). The male is a small "finch-sized" beautiful bright yellow bird with great contrasting black and white markings on its wings and forehead - during the early spring through summer time. During the winter the male (like the female) turns a drab brownish green color - definitely a plumage change! They have a bright cheery song and a bouncy/undulating flight...a favorite bird of the countryside for sure. One unusual trait with the Goldfinches is they do not nest until toward the end of summer, when thistle down is more readily available for their nesting materials...probably one of the latest nesting birds in their range over North America.

I studied at the University of Iowa's School of Art, where I majored in Photography and minored in two other mediums: Painting and Serigraphy. The landscape is a favored subject in my photography, paintings and drawings; while birds are a favorite subject in my serigraphy and drawings. The photographic landscape is treated in large and medium formats. In painting I prefer a plein air approach and these works are smaller in scale. My work in serigraphy plays upon a more graphic approach of shape, color and line. My interests have always been torn between the camera and the canvas, between birds and the landscape; now particularly the "Prairie". I grew up in the timber of the Des Moines River valley in NW Iowa and later in my life became...