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, 8x8 in, Found papers and acrylic on wood panel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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