Country mailboxes in America.
Pinecones
I felt a need to draw pinecones.
Woodstock
Just came home from 2 months in Woodstock. this church is in the center of town.
Pooja Mor
Model Pooja More from India.
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet tanager.
High Falls
High Falls, New York.
Leaves
There are a lot of different leaves in our yard, after all we are in the woods. Being extremely dumb, it took me a while to realize the ones I was drawing were coming from the same tree. Then I noticed what looked like hard tennis balls lying around the yard. I searched the inter web to see if I could identify what kind of tree it was. I discovered it’s a black walnut tree.. The walnuts are inside the tennis ball looking fruit. I feel a little smarter this morning.
Bugs
i’ve always had a very good relationship with bugs. They don’t ever seem to bite or flock to me. I have a certain immunity from their stings and arrows. Plus they don’t particularly creep me out, no matter how many legs they have, or how large, or hairy they Amy be. We’re very symbiotic. I’ve made a lot of new crawly friends now that I’m Mr. Countryboy.
Irish Accent
My grandfather had a thick Irish accent. His pronunciation of the word thing was ting. I was thinking about that while I drew all the tings in our country backyard. Among the tings I found was a lunar moth. It was lying dead in the grass. This strange creature has a four and a half inch wingspan. I didn’t know what it was so I had to look it up. Before I knew it, my sketchbook page was full of beautiful tings from the garden. It reminded me of the old Martha Stewart saying, “ Tis a good ting.”
Weeds
When I get out to the countryside, I begin by drawing the ground. I’m like a horticulturist. The problem is I can’t tell a plant from a flower from a weed. It doesn’t matter because I just sketch everything. It all looks groovy to me. Being a squirrel, I did know what an acorn was. I get lost in this kind of drawing and never quite know when to stop. So at some point I just give up.
Critters
There it was, my first bald eagle sighting in New York State. Yun and I were standing on top of a hill and suddenly one made a bank turn and hovered over us for a second. I guess it was a sign of some sort.
Woodstock
My wife and I are staying in Woodstock for a month. One afternoon a huge black bear wandered into our backyard from the woods. It was quite eye popping to see. Our bear loped right past where I usually sit and draw. Now I draw a little closer to the house.
Shearless Knitting
Shearless knitting.
