TIDBITS

A little of this, and a little that. Something for everyone......or not!

22 x 28 acrylic on canvas, crows are painted on a separate wc paper and glued on. Crows are also covered with paper glaze to make them dimensional and shiny. This is what is painted on top of the gesso that is on top of that spanish looking girl that is on top of......who can remember?? You never know what will appear in my paintings! Actually, I had this all in a sienna color, which would have gone with my walls, but I decided to glaze it with alizarin crimson. MISTAKE!!! Now, it won't go anywhere! Sigh...this is probably the last time I will use this canvas. It's about the 3rd for 4th time. But...it was a fun experiment and any artful project is always worth the time.








The above sketches are from my life drawing class. Three are 2 minute sketches, the sitting model is a 20 minute sketch. I may develop that one...or not! If you ever have a chance to take a life drawing class, do it! It's a wonderful learning tool.



OPERATION MIGRATION: A year ago I posted about the 18 whooping cranes that followed the ultra light to Florida and then 17 were killed in a storm. Later the remaining one died. But.....this year....17 made it, all healthy and fit! It took the young cranes since October 13 to come from a preserve in Wisconsin, following the ultra light through fog and rain and high winds, with many stops in between due to that weather. But they made it and they are now at their winter home in the Chassahowitzka refuge in Florida. They will fly back to Wisconsin on their own in the Spring (now that they know the way!), and hopefully return to Florida next fall. Kudos to the people of Operation Migration who are trying to save these endangerd birds. There are fewer than 500 remaining. And special kudos to the ultra light pilots. That's a long, long trip in an ultra light!!!



This is "Hurricane", a 24 year old male manatee. Isn't he a cutie? He is being lifted by crane onto a truck to be transported to Blue Spring State Park where he will be released into the wild. He is the third captive-born manatee to be released and since manatee's are very adaptive, he should be fine, but he will be monitored with a tracking device. Yeaaaa!! Freedom!

Speaking of freedom, Bobby is still flying free!

If you have noticed the award on my sidebar, it came from Janet at Just Bee Cause (see sidebar link). Thank you Janet. I so appreciate it! I am supposed to pass it on to five others I think should have it for their writing, but I'm going to send it on to only two.....just because I'm not sure who else is interested in writing. So....the award goes from me to TINKER and to TARA...because Tinker's writing keeps me laughing and happy, and Tara keeps me informed of happenings in the world and of the beautiful things Paris has to offer, not to mention other places. Please, ladies, take the award from my sidebar. You deserve it.

WISHES: I wish I could put on a slinky, red flowered dress and do the jello wiggle like those girls in the commercial! :)

CYA

Whooper and Manatee photos courtesy of St. Petersburg Tmes