A Bird in the Hand

Finished this drawing of the Spoonbill.  I used a different
brand of pencil on this one.  I have always and only
used Prismacolors (for over 20 years).  But
lately, their quality has changed.  The leads break
very easily, and the whole pencil is used up just
trying to sharpen it.

I have enjoyed a page on Facebook called
CPAL (colored pencil artists) and many of them are
using a brand of pencil called Polychromos.  So, I
decided to try some of them.

They are similar to the Prismas, but the lead is much stronger, or
at least not as crumbly.  I enjoyed using them.  The colors are
comparable, and they look similar on the paper.

I have already started this photo....another colored pencil drawing on Arches paper.
I guess I am just in a "bird" mood.  I like the mood of this photo....the
peace and solitude.

And I love this gregarious bunch.  They would be fun to draw too.

I notice I am doing a lot of Louisiana birds.  I may try to pitch
a show to a gallery in the area...see if I can get some
of this stuff in front of a different audience.
Thanks for looking!

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"Choot him!"

Those of you who are fans of "Swamp

People", will identify with today's title!

I say a Troy t-shirt today with that

slogan on it. hilarious

I started working on these gators

tonight. They are going to be similar

to the egret design I did a week or so

ago. I just started painting them. I

will add the background and some details

as I go. Will post when finished.

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Little Foxes/Big Gators

This is a photo of a fox (in Alaska). I used

this photo as a reference for the "RiddlePic"

above....."red fox" (can be the actor or the

species!!)

This is another photo and the drawing that

resulted of a gator in the water.

So, why foxes and gators? Well, every evening

now for the last week, I have been seeing a fox

near my house. I have been putting out some

cat food for him, and he seems to like it. And

tonight, I stayed and watched, and there are

two of them...little foxes.

And then, I spoke to someone today that

asked if I had seen some gators on my recent

swamp tour (I did), so I thought I would post

this photo and artwork for her. And by the

way, she loves "Swamp People", and she lives

in Boston!

I am finishing up the coasters and will post

them when they are dry. too cool

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