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Drawing The Motmot

Nature, art, and everything.

Tag: Nature

August, Osage County, Tallgrass Prairie Preserve

Posted on January 31, 2014January 31, 2014 by zeladoniac

With singing dickcissels every fifteen feet (it seemed), giant swallowtails (Papilio cresphontes) flapping over blooming ironweed, and goldenrod pushing up… Read more August, Osage County, Tallgrass Prairie Preserve

Orchids and Flycatchers, revisited

Posted on December 13, 2013 by zeladoniac

Drawing from videos: very useful if you don’t have live birds in your studio. While painting a pair of rusty-margined… Read more Orchids and Flycatchers, revisited

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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