The gallery below shows original artwork for sale. This sale includes gouache (opaque watercolor) portraits most of which were done for a weekly newspaper column from 2002 to 2005, and ink drawings done for a variety of publications 1985 to 2003.
To Purchase:
If you are interested in purchasing one or more pieces, the first step is to contact me to confirm that the pieces are still available. If they are, I will reserve them for you while the next step – payment – is completed.
Also, Original paintings on Commission
If you are interested in my original artwork but don’t find anything here that captures your fancy, you might want to consider commissioning a painting of the species of your choice. More info about commissions is at this link
Browsing the table: There are 124 total pieces listed here. Use the “show” selector at the left to show more or fewer. You can sort the entire table by name, size, year, or price simply by clicking the titles at the top of each column. Use the search box to find specific words or numbers (e.g. gouache, falcon, Bright Wings, etc.)
| Subject | Size | Date | Medium | sale price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Black Oystercatcher Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 8 x 6.5 | 1989 | ink on paper | $175 |
 | Black-legged Kittiwake Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 4.5 x 7 | 1985 | ink on paper | $175 |
 | Blackburnian Warbler Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 4 x 6 | ink on paper | $175 | |
 | Calliope Hummingbird Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 6 x 6 | ink on paper | $175 | |
 | Clark's Nutcracker Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 7.5 x 7 | 1992 | ink on paper | $175 |
 | Hermit Warbler Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 7 x 6.5 | 1989 | ink on paper | $175 |
 | Hudsonian Godwit Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 7.5 x 7 | 1989 | ink on paper | $175 |
 | Mangrove Cuckoo Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 7 x 8.5 | 1989 | ink on paper | $175 |
 | Olive-sided Flycatcher Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 5.5 x 9 | 1985 | ink on paper | $175 |
 | Scott's Oriole Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 7 x 6.5 | 1989 | ink on paper | $175 |
 | Short-tailed Hawk Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 7 x 5 | ink on paper | $175 | |
 | Western Spindalis Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 5 x 5 | ink on paper | $175 | |
 | Willow Ptarmigan Published in WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 9 x 6.5 | 1989 | ink on paper | $175 |
 | Wrentit Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 7 x 6.5 | 1989 | ink on paper | $175 |
 | Black-headed Grosbeak Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on scratchboard. | 7 x 5.5 | ink on scratchboard | $200 | |
 | Broad-billed Tody Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on scratchboard. | 5 x 5 | ink on scratchboard | $200 | |
 | Cuban Emerald Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on scratchboard. | 8 x 7 | ink on scratchboard | $200 | |
 | Emperor Goose Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 6.5 x 6.5 | 1994 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | Emperor Goose Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 9 x 4 | 1994 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | Eurasian Tree Sparrow Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 7 x 7 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | Gambel's Quail Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 7.5 x 7 | 1989 | ink on paper | $200 |
 | Great Cormorant published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 8 x 6.5 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | Great Cormorant published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 8 x 6.5 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | Great Cormorant published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 8 x 6.5 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | Green Jay Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 5 x 6 | 1995 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | Harris's Sparrow Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on scratchboard. | 6 x 8 | 1995 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | Leach's Storm-Petrel Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 9.5 x 8 | 1995 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | Least and Crested Auklets Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on scratchboard. | 8 x 5 | ink on scratchboard | $200 | |
 | MacGillivray's Warbler Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on scratchboard. | 6 x 5 | ink on scratchboard | $200 | |
 | Pacific Loon Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 10 x 5 | ink on paper | $200 | |
 | Plumbeous Vireo Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 6 x 9 | 1985 | ink on paper | $200 |
 | Purple Martin and Tree Swallow Published in the WINGS tour catalog, Birds of Cape May, and The Birds of New Jersey. Ink on paper. | 9 x 6.5 | ink on paper | $200 | |
 | Red-legged Thrush Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on scratchboard. | 6.5 x 8 | ink on scratchboard | $200 | |
 | Red-necked Phalarope Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 6 x 7.5 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | Red-necked Phalaropes Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 8 x 6.5 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | Snow Goose Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 9.5 x 6 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | Snow Goose Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 6.5 x 4 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | Trumpeter Swan Published in Birds of Denali. Ink on scratchboard. | 8 x 6.5 | 2001 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | Varied Thrush Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 9 x 5 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | Varied Thrush Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 6 x 5 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | White-winged Warbler Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on scratchboard. | 6 x 4 | ink on scratchboard | $200 | |
 | Wilson's Plover Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 6 x 6 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | Yellow Rail Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on scratchboard. | 7 x 6.5 | 1994 | ink on scratchboard | $200 |
 | American Pipit Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 5 x 4.5 | 1994 | ink on scratchboard | $250 |
 | Baltimore Oriole Published in the WINGS tour catalog, Birds fo Cape May, and The Birds of New Jersey. | 7 x 6.5 | ink on scratchboard | $250 | |
 | Black Scoter Published in the WINGS tour catalog, Birds of Cape May, and The Birds of New Jersey. | 11 x 5.5 | 1995 | ink on scratchboard | $250 |
 | Black-capped Vireo published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 7 x 9 | 1995 | ink on scratchboard | $250 |
 | Fulvous Whistling-ducks Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 10 x 8 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $250 |
 | Gull-billed Tern Published in Birds of Cape May. Ink on scratchboard. | 8 x 6.5 | 1994 | ink on scratchboard | $250 |
 | Long-tailed Jaeger Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on scratchboard. | 6.5 x 5 | ink on scratchboard | $250 | |
 | Olive-sided Flycatcher Published in Birds of Denali. Ink on scratchboard. | 6 x 9.5 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $250 |
 | Sandhill Cranes over Denali Published in Birds of Denali. Ink on scratchboard. | 8 x 6.5 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $250 |
 | Veery Published in the WINGS tour catalog, and Birds of Cape May. Ink on scratchboard. | 9 x 6.5 | 1994 | ink on scratchboard | $250 |
 | Wilson's Plover Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 6 x 9 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $250 |
 | Yellow-breasted Chat Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on scratchboard. | 8 x 6.5 | ink on scratchboard | $250 | |
 | American Three-toed Woodpecker Published in Birds of Denali. Ink on scratchboard. | 6.5 x 8 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $300 |
 | Black-backed Woodpecker Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on scratchboard. | 10 x 8 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $300 |
 | Clay-colored Sparrow Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 9.5 x 6 | 1994 | ink on scratchboard | $300 |
 | Clay-colored Sparrow Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 9.5 x 6.5 | 1994 | ink on scratchboard | $300 |
 | Cory's and Great Shearwaters Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on paper. | 6.5 x 8 | 1988 | ink on paper | $300 |
 | Franklin's Gull Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 9.5 x 6.5 | 1994 | ink on scratchboard | $300 |
 | Greater Sage-Grouse Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on scratchboard. | 8 x 7 | 1995 | ink on scratchboard | $300 |
 | Gyrfalcon chasing Golden Eagle Published in Birds of Denali. Ink on scratchboard. | 8 x 6.5 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $300 |
 | Killdeer Published in The Birds of North America. Ink on scratchboard. | 7 x 6 | 1999 | ink on scratchboard | $300 |
 | Mountain Plover Published in the WINGS tour catalog. Ink on scratchboard. | 8 x 6.5 | 1995 | ink on scratchboard | $300 |
 | Northern Wheatear Published in Birds of Denali. Ink on scratchboard. | 6.5 x 8 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $300 |
 | Seaside Sparrow Published in the WINGS tour catalog, and Birds of Cape May. Ink on scratchboard. | 10 x 7 | 1994 | ink on scratchboard | $300 |
 | Swainson's Thrush Published in Birds of Denali. Ink on scratchboard. | 6.5 x 8 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $300 |
 | Wandering Tattler Published in Birds of Denali. Ink on scratchboard. | 8 x 6.5 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $300 |
 | Whimbrel Published in Birds of Denali. Ink on scratchboard. | 8 x 6.5 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $300 |
 | White-winged Crossbill Published in Birds of Denali. Ink on scratchboard. | 6.5 x 8 | 2000 | ink on scratchboard | $300 |
 | Black Turnstone Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2004 | gouache | $600 |
 | (Hawaiian) Black-necked Stilt Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2003 | gouache | $700 |
 | American Bittern Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2005 | gouache | $700 |
 | American Coot Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds and in the book Bright Wings. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2003 | gouache | $700 |
 | American Dipper Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2003 | gouache | $700 |
 | Bar-tailed Godwit Painted for Audubon Alaska's Important Bird Areas poster. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 14 x 9 | 2008 | gouache | $800 |
 | Black Rail Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2004 | gouache | $700 |
 | Black-billed Magpie Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds and in the book Bright Wings. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2003 | gouache | $700 |
 | Black-tailed Godwit Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2004 | gouache | $700 |
 | Blue-winged Teal Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds and in the book Bright Wings. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2004 | gouache | $700 |
 | Buff-breasted Sandpiper Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds and in the book Bright Wings. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2003 | gouache | $700 |
 | Cackling and Canada Geese Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2003 | gouache | $700 |
 | Cackling Goose Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2005 | gouache | $700 |
 | Cassin's Auklet Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2005 | gouache | $700 |
 | Cave Swallow Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2004 | gouache | $700 |
 | Chimney Swift Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds and in the book Bright Wings. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2005 | gouache | $700 |
 | Common Eider Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2003 | gouache | $700 |
 | Common Raven Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds and in the book Bright Wings. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2003 | gouache | $700 |
 | Eared Grebe Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2004 | gouache | $700 |
 | Eurasian Collared-Dove Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds and in the book Bright Wings. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2004 | gouache | $700 |
 | European Starling Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds and in the book Bright Wings. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2004 | gouache | $700 |
 | Fulmar Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2005 | gouache | $700 |
 | Gray-crowned Rosy-finch Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2002 | gouache | $700 |
 | Great Skua Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2004 | gouache | $700 |
 | Green Jay Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2003 | gouache | $700 |
 | Grey Partridge Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2002 | gouache | $700 |
 | Gyrfalcon Painted for Audubon Alaska's Important Bird Areas poster. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 14 x 9 | 2008 | gouache | $900 |
 | Helmeted Mannikin Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2005 | gouache | $700 |
 | Henslow's Sparrow Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2002 | gouache | $700 |
 | Horned Lark Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2005 | gouache | $700 |
 | Hudsonian Godwit Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2002 | gouache | $700 |
 | LeConte's Sparrow Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2005 | gouache | $700 |
 | Lesser Yellowlegs Published in the book Bright Wings. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2008 | gouache | $700 |
 | Long-tailed Tit Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2005 | gouache | $700 |
 | Moas Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2003 | gouache | $700 |
 | Mountain Plover Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds and in the book Bright Wings. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2002 | gouache | $700 |
 | Mute Swan Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds and in the book Bright Wings. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2005 | gouache | $700 |
 | Northern Pygmy Owl Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2004 | gouache | $700 |
 | Painted Bunting Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2003 | gouache | $700 |
 | Paradise Blue Flycatcher Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2003 | gouache | $700 |
 | Poor-will Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2004 | gouache | $700 |
 | Red-crowned Parrot Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds and in the book Bright Wings. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2003 | gouache | $700 |
 | Red-legged Kittiwake Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds and in the book Bright Wings. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2005 | gouache | $700 |
 | Rock Pigeon Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2005 | gouache | $700 |
 | Rough-legged Hawk Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2003 | gouache | $700 |
 | Sooty Tern Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2002 | gouache | $700 |
 | Thick-billed Murre Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2004 | gouache | $700 |
 | Tricolored Blackbird Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds, on an Audubon California poster of Important Bird Areas, and in the book Bright Wings. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2005 | gouache | $700 |
 | Tufted Puffin Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2003 | gouache | $700 |
 | White-crowned Sparrow Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2004 | gouache | $700 |
 | Yellow-chevroned Parakeet Published in the New York Times syndicated column Sibley on Birds. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 7 x 9 | 2005 | gouache | $700 |
 | Marbled Murrelet Painted for Audubon Alaska's Important Bird Areas poster. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 14 x 9 | 2008 | gouache | $900 |
 | Spectacled Eider Painted for Audubon Alaska's Important Bird Areas poster. Gouache on Bristol Board. | 14 x 9 | 2008 | gouache | $900 |
Dang. I wish I had $700 for that Arctic tern.
How does the ink on scratchboard medium work? Is it ink on a white board that is then scratched off or is it all black to begin with?
Hi Rawlings, I’ve just put up a new post about my scratchboard technique that should answer your questions: http://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/02/ink-on-scratchboard-technique/
a good place to go to pient birds is at the biodome in montreal,Canada
Your gouache paintings have a very solid look to them. What kind of gouache paint do you use?
I use the readily available Windsor & Newton Designer’s Gouache, nothing fancy. My technique involves layers of translucent color, and I often apply these layers with cross-hatching using a dry brush to build up the subtle shadings and transitions of color. The cross-hatching style also works well to develop the texture of feathers if I’m working on a more detailed view.