A Short Stop

A Short Stop

Ok... A painting of a Dragonfly. Well I must share

a story...Once I bought a pre owned for my daughter. It was black with flames

painted on each side. I was so proud because I just knew she would be so excited. Turns out

it was so slow and undependable. They named it dragonfly. I ask why?

The answer...It would drag up the hills and fly down...Dragonfly...

4x4 1.5deep gallery wrapped canvas
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Stained Glass Butterfly

Stained Glass Butterfly

Just a plain old butterfly but when I painted it a transformation occured. 

It turned out having a stained glass quality. Spring is in the air...Occasionaly...

7x5 oil on canvas panel

$50

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Busy As A Bee

Busy As A Bee

Buzzing around in the most beautiful places you will find them.

Their beauty is uncomparable, Their sting if powerful, their effect on nature unreplaceable.

7x5 acrylic on canvas panel

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Grand and Green

Grand and Green

This monster bug creeps along the pavement going no

particular place. He is led by an unknown force.

Why is it then that women shrek at the very sight of him.

Little boys love him, while little girls cring at first glimpse.

6x6 acrylic on canvas panel

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Taking a Break

Taking a Break

A sharp eyed yellow and black bird rest atop a cattail waiting for

unsuspecting insects to fly by. Quick as lightening he will leave his

perch for a quick meal.

6x4 Acrylic / Masonite panel

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Gentle Landing

Gentle Landing is acrylic on 5x7 panel
board. Painted for yet another challenge
at http://www.windowstothewords.blogspot.com/
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White Glitz

White Glitz, a beautiful white blossom
among others awaiting pollination from
the local bee population.
Acrylic on 5x7 panel board.
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Old Habits Are Hard to Break

This is Darwin's beetle. Watch it to the end.

For the record, I still have the beetle collection I started at age eight, 42 years ago. Old habits are indeed hard to break!
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The Mother Load

The exciting life of a pair of

hungry bees captured forever.

Acrylic on 5x7 panel board.

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Morning Sunflower

Morning Sunflower stands out as

another lovely garden flower being

explored by a bee in flight.

Acrylic on 5x7 panel board.

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Sweet Nectar

I have been pleasantly bothered
by wasp and other flying things in
my garden. I was intrigued to capture
one in flight.
Acrylic on 5x7 panel board.
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Strange Wildlife

This little stinker was walking down the fence line while we were digging, and I took this picture with my crappy old point-and-shoot no-telephoto lens digital (the only thing that can survive a dig), which means I was pretty close to her.

The notable thing about this skunk is that she had so much white -- almost entirely white along the top. She hardly cared about me; she knew she had the ultimate defense, and unless I had a gun, she was going to be all right.

More about yesterday's digging later, but suffice it to say we also saw her mate -- a bit larger and with a normal skunk pattern.





The other odd creature we found yesterday was this very large orange ant-looking thing. It's the size of a bullet ant, with a pumpkin-orange and black-banded body, and a slightly fuzzy skin tone as I recall. It was completely solitary, which made me think it might be a wingless-wasp ant mimic, but whatever it is, I have never seen one before.