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Drawing The Motmot

Nature, art, and everything.

Category: Sketching

Out on the lone prairie, a painting comes to life

Posted on February 21, 2009 by zeladoniac

Value, composition, color, point of view: I wish I had a recipe for making a painting- it would go a… Read more Out on the lone prairie, a painting comes to life

The Endless Parade of Iquitos

Posted on January 13, 2009 by zeladoniac

Last night a well-wrapped package arrived from the American Museum of Natural History: a box of tropical owl specimens. Officially,… Read more The Endless Parade of Iquitos

Five Reasons For The Amazon

Posted on November 25, 2008November 25, 2008 by zeladoniac

Two adventurous blogging buddies have just returned home from the steaming jungles of Amazonia. JZ has been reporting back from… Read more Five Reasons For The Amazon

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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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