- Burrito Bouquet 4
At some point, I realized that what I'd put in as "table top" under her arm at the upper right didn't make sense and was actually the floor. It was the same color as the table in the photo. I covered that with black ink and worked the shirt a little to make it slightly lighter than black. - Burrito Bouquet 5
The initial linear scratches on the hands and plate to block in the values. - Burrito Bouquet 1
Transfer lines, some scratching and my experiment in the lower right corner to see if I could get the wood grain effect I wanted. To do that, I lightly scratched away the black with the flat edge of a #16 X-acto blade. It looked "scuffed" after that. Then I drew some lines at an angle, licked my finger and smeared the ink around. A highly technical process ????, but it worked! - Metal Print - Side View of Back
- Woodcock
Camouflage! Hen on a nest in a grassy section of the parking lot. Magee Marsh - Ottawa, OH - Well, hello, Mr. Bullfrog!
Magee Marsh - Ottawa, OH - Tree Swallow
Magee Marsh - Ottawa, OH - Mourning Dove
On a nest. Magee Marsh - Ottawa, OH - Cody
One of the dogs I petted to get my dog fix while we were traveling. - Willow spp.
Willow catkins, I have no idea which species. Tawas Point, MI - Woodpeckers: Red-headed (left) & Red-bellied (right)
Tawas Point, MI - Blue Jay
Tawas Point, MI - Tawas Point Lighthouse at Dusk
Tawas Point, MI - White-throated Sparrow
Magee Marsh - Ottawa, OH - Black & White Warbler
Magee Marsh - Ottawa, OH