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Drawing The Motmot

Nature, art, and everything.

Tag: bird art

Bird Work, Bird Art, Bird Play

Posted on May 14, 2016 by zeladoniac

Writing goes and goes. I’m still in Panama, working on a chapter about raptors. Which sounds straightforward until I figured out that… Read more Bird Work, Bird Art, Bird Play

2015 flutters to a landing

Posted on December 31, 2015January 2, 2016 by zeladoniac

It was a year when plein air painting got a lot more fun, which I think is worth noting, and when I found new beauty… Read more 2015 flutters to a landing

Studio Paintings from Plein Air Drawings

Posted on February 26, 2015February 27, 2015 by zeladoniac

One sees the prairie in layers: sky, grass, soil. And then there’s the forest, constructed from tall, thin strips: tree… Read more Studio Paintings from Plein Air Drawings

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

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