Project VII-Day Seventeen: Muskox

My second favorite collection of diorama displays are at Denver Museum of Nature and Science. They're fantastic. They follow the format of American Museum of Natural History in NYC: glass-enclosed scenes of specimens within their indigenous environments. Behind the animals and foliage is a curved painted backdrop, giving the illusion of a 3D space but Denver takes it a step further. The painted backgrounds are beautifully rendered - they could easily stand alone as paintings. The muskox diorama made the top of my list. I. Love. Muskox.

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Day 24: Willow Grouse, 12x9"

Willow Grouse in the house!

Day 20

I felt it necessary to do an illustration of the main characters in my pretend children's book entitled, Sheriff Farthright and Bangles: Lost in Los Angeles. Until this day, I never knew I even had a pretend children's book. It is not available in stores near you. Sheriff Farthright is a Yellow-rumped Seed-eater and his faithful steed, Bangles, is a Parrot-finch. Note Farthright's mighty stache. His badge shines as brightly as his character. Bangles is only seconds away from taking to the sky. I can actually hear Audubon rolling over in his grave due to the flagrant misuse of bird depictions.

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 ?

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