Showing posts with label whitetail deer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label whitetail deer. Show all posts

Saturday, January 9, 2016

Painting 30 in 30 - Day 9/Deer

"Innocence"
7" x 9"
mixed media
watercolor/colored pencil/gouache

Painted from a photo that I borrowed from my
friend - Danni.  I loved
the sweet look on this white-tail's face
as he obviously was aware that
something was going on.

Danni has an awesome blog
On the Way to Critter Farm.
You can visit it HERE.

Thanks Danni!


Sunday, June 1, 2008

Where I Stand Sunday

We share the land, wildlife and I...
it's where I stand -
overlooking my sweet corn field.
Whitetail deer, young and old
make their way to an elusive existence.
Future fences will be a challenge to breech,
tails a flyin'.

Yes, the corn has popped it's little head out of the ground. Rows and rows of it. If you are getting tired of my flip flops, too bad, I don't wear anything else these days. Getting hotter and hotter as summer approaches. We made it past the anniversary of last year's 'home demolisher'. That's a good thing! This little hoof print is from a young deer. The larger deer was polite and made it's way around the perimeter of the field. Ha, like that will continue to occur. I have lots of ideas and photo images - stewing in my little head, so one thing is for certain - I will be in the studio today. It's cool, but damp, out there. Plays hell with my matboard and unframed pastel pieces, so I will be working on getting them into the big tablet of vellum that I slip them into to keep them flattened.

Adventures in Pyrography

 Last year about this time, I purchased a cheapo woodburning set and some little wood pieces and tried my hand at woodburning.  I made a few...