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Drawing The Motmot

Nature, art, and everything.

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Cheap Trick

Posted on March 23, 2014 by zeladoniac

Does anyone remember the seductive purple Vanda orchid that won my heart at OKC’s famous Myriad Botanical Garden a few months back?… Read more Cheap Trick

Low-Tech Painting Tools I Can’t Live Without

Posted on February 28, 2014February 28, 2014 by zeladoniac

A gooseneck lamp clamps onto the shelf of my easel, but a wrestling match ensues every time I need to… Read more Low-Tech Painting Tools I Can’t Live Without

Drawing Orchids, Wanting So Much More

Posted on December 6, 2013December 6, 2013 by zeladoniac

This week I did something I knew I would regret. I fell for an orchid. Ant Man’s favorite expression,”Ever desiring, ever desirous”… Read more Drawing Orchids, Wanting So Much More

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About the Motmot

Exploring the natural world with pencil and paper from high atop a one-story bungalow in the middle of Oklahoma.

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