50 Birds

A series of bird collages created between 2024 and 2025. The completed series will include 50 works. Each collage is made from one to three pages taken from a single book or magazine. If you look carefully at each bird, you may discover details of the original images. All works measure 8 x 8 inches and are mounted on wood panels.

Sculpin (Pisces impostorus)
2024, #1, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Francis (Poetornis assisii)
2024, #2, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Button Down Buzzer (Collaris conciperus)
2024, #3, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Golden Beaked Graph (Rictus chartae)
2024, #4, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Supersonic Wobbler (Velocitus instabilicus)
2024, #5, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Crimson Pontificator (Cardinvestis pomposus)
2024, #6, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Funnel Beaked Trepan (Infundibulum quackus)
2024, #7, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Verdant Mimic (Chloropsittacoides viridissimus)
2024, #8, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Panchatantra Prankster (Fabulavis tricksterius)
2024, #9, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Fur-Collared Fop (Pellicollavis pompatus)
2024, #10, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Princeton Skirmisher (Princetonensis rebellis)
2024, #11, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Splenic Pulp Puff (Pulmoplenis rubra)
2024, #12, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Crimson Ronin (Samuraus rubicundum)
2024, #13, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Hven Lenswatcher (Uranoscopus hvenensis)
2024, #14, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Damselfly Dandy (Zygopterophilus elegantissimus)
2024, #15, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Yankee Doodler (Macaronicus ridiculosus)
2024, #16, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Pichwai Percher (Devotionavis nathdwarensis)
2024, #17, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Patton's Profane Screamer (Vulgariavox georgii)
2024, #18, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Shamisen Plucker (Chordophilus kuniyasuensis)
2025, #19, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Blue-Winged Bluffer (Cyanopteryx mendacis)
2025, #20, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Magellan's Cloud-Gazer (Astronomavis magellanicus)
2025, #21, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Stella's Bridge Pecker (Pontifuturis stellae)
2025, #22, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Kalighat's Bawdy Strutter (Vulgaristrut bengalensis)
2025, #23, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Worm Head Schizoid (Vermicephalus schizoideus)
2025, #24, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Bow-Legged Blesser (Varusavis benedictus)
2025, #25, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Yellow-Breasted Mocker (Flavopectus sardonicus)
2025, #26, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Red-Eyed Wanderer (Ruberoculus vagus)
2025, #27, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Crested Fleur-de-Lis (Cristatum liliumensis)
2025, #28, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Shinto Strutter (Shintopodia gracilipes)
2025, #29, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Pip Tail Ticker (Aleacaudatus adtempus)
2025, #30, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Bushy-Crested Berserker (Cristaferus furiosus)
2025, #31, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Pisano Tilter (Inclinatus pisanus)
2025, #32, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Pallid Swoopwing (Ornithoptera pseudolepidoptera)
2025, #33, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Royal Assault Bobbin (Regalis invasionis)
2025, #34, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Imperial Hacklehead (Imperatorus cristahackle)
2025, #35, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Wishgranter's Lampbird (Aladdinicus lucernaphilus)
2025, #36, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Virgin Rufflet (Castacollum imperiosa)
2025, #37, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Rockwell's Smithy-Dancer (Normanornis saltatrix)
2025, #38, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Crakovian Dandy (Cracovipes hosiosus)
2025, #39, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Ducal Trunkstrider (Duciberius lignipes)
2025, #40, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Red-horned Jouster (Rubricornutus hastiludiorus)
2025, #41, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Ponytail Patriot (Caudaequina revolutionalis)
2025, #42, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Red-Billed Crosser (Rubribeccus transfluminis)
2025, #43, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Mosaic Spiralbelly (Tessella helixventris)
2025, #44, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Pompous Baroque Bumbler (Macrocephalus rubensiensis)
2025, #45, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Apostolic Strider (Durerensis apostolicus)
2025, #46, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Wobbly Nobori-Tail (Flexicrurus banneracauda)
2025, #47, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Stump-Tailed Marbler (Brachyurus marmoriventris)
2025, #48, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Spiny Leg Fiorentino (Spinocrurus florentinus)
2025, #49, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

Serif-Crested Compositor (Bragdonensis serifatus)
2025, #50, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel