Project V Day Ten: Acorn Hat

It sits on an acorn's head and you can take it off...it's an acorn hat. I don't know the proper term for it and to be honest if I did I'd still call it an acorn hat.

Siamese acorn hats.

Day Ten grid. I'm beginning to ponder the finishing touches for this work. It's super delicate in that pastel powder dust is sitting on the surface - it needs to be protected. The fragility of a drawing...oh how this topic has weighed so heavy on mind for years. I love it and hate it. I absolutely adore to make a drawing durable and permanent by pouring resin or a clear coat over it but not for this one. My thoughts - a sheet of plexiglass fixed to the front. It's what would be used to cover an insect specimen drawer.

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Project IV Day 18: Turkey Vulture (again)

I can't stop with the Turkey Vultures. I think I might have been one in a past life. Is that why I'm such a dirtbag ?

Project VII-Day Thirty: Grass

And that is a wrap! Day Thirty's photo was taken at Oliver Nature Park in Mansfield, TX earlier this summer. The labeling of each drawing evolved during the project. In the bottom left-hand corner is the sequence number of the drawing within the 30-day time frame and the location of where the reference photo was taken. My take away from this particular project was having the opportunity to spend more time with a special moment I had in nature. It allowed me to marvel at the intricacies of the plants and animals around us.

Project IV Day 25: Hoatzin Nestling

Yes, this guy does indeed exist. He is a Hoatzin nestling. One thing you should know about these birds is that they are born with two claws on each wing. They are clumsy in flight and use these claws to climb about in their native swamps of Venezuela and Guyana. Once they reach adulthood, they those their claws. Dinosaur times-style.

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