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Why I Never Write
Our little getaway in Santa Fe I’m in a post-show phase here where I’m out of stuff to really talk about, although I manage to pop onto Facebook about once a day and quack, which is what I… more →
Drawing The Motmot
Why I Never Write
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zeladoniac wrote 1 month ago: Our little getaway in Santa Fe I’m in a post-show phase here where I’m out of stuff to r … more →
Another Fine Finish
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zeladoniac wrote 3 months ago: Canopy Life- mixed media on Rives BFK paper, 30"x39". Actually, I have finished two pieces … more →
Drawing on My Notes
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zeladoniac wrote 5 months ago: A page from my notebook, Barro Colorado Island, Panama 2005 Over 100 degrees for a couple of weeks, … more →
Oncidium, Euphonia, and Physalaemus
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zeladoniac wrote 5 months ago: Oncidium Orchid with Thick-billed Euphonia; 27" x 35" mixed media You’ll enjoy, lovi … more →
Dynamic Complexity In Your Basic Jungle
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zeladoniac wrote 6 months ago: In the rainforest, visual riches grow on trees. This is a plein air drawing of a bright yellow orchi … more →
New Page: Large Plein Air Drawings from Panama
zeladoniac wrote 6 months ago: This is my setup for drawing plein air in the rainforest: a wooden folding easel, drawing board, dra … more →
Sketchbook from Panama
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zeladoniac wrote 6 months ago: For your consideration, my little Moleskine sketchbook now has its own page. I tried to caption all … more →
Farewell, My Lovely Island
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zeladoniac wrote 6 months ago: The view at the top of the tower on BCI, with watercolor. The purple blooming tree in the foreground … more →
The View From The Field
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zeladoniac wrote 6 months ago: Finally, the rain. You know you’re at a tropical field station when a live baby gecko plays hi … more →
Random pages from my sketchbook
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zeladoniac wrote 6 months ago: Blueblack Grosbeak attached to a heliconia stem up on a streamside trail; drawn yesterday. Spent the … more →
More Drawings from the Panama forest.
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zeladoniac wrote 6 months ago: Today's drawing, a green trash collector. It’s been hot and dry here on the island in the … more →
Look Out Below!
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zeladoniac wrote 6 months ago: A fallen branch creates a clearing in the forest; the sunlight it admits more than makes up for the … more →
The Tinamou's Mysterious Song
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zeladoniac wrote 6 months ago: 18"x24" pastel and graphite on Rives BFK; the trunk of an elderly cecropia, with serendipi … more →
More Good Fun from Fantasy, er, Science Island
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zeladoniac wrote 7 months ago: Leafcutter, aka Atta columbica, on their daily routine schlepping leaves to feed fungus farms in the … more →
Greetings from Science Island
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zeladoniac wrote 7 months ago: The Bart Simpson of birds; wouldn't you know it I'd be finished with my antbird plate before … more →
Some of My Favorite Places on Earth
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zeladoniac wrote 7 months ago: Full Moon, from 30,000 feet above Earth's surface somewhere over Mexico. This morning’s sp … more →
The Fabulous (Prairie) Chicken Dance
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zeladoniac wrote 7 months ago: Birding under blue prairie skies; Lesser Prairie Chicken Festival, Woodward, Oklahoma Just back from … more →
Interviews with the Motmot
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zeladoniac wrote 8 months ago: If I am a bit buried in Motmot mulch at the moment, I apologize, but I’ve been maxed out with … more →
Drawing Nebraska's Sandhill Cranes
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zeladoniac wrote 8 months ago: Platte River, Grand Island, Nebraska. Sandhill cranes coming in for the night. I’m on a big pu … more →
