We SHOULD be inspired...

Here are a few shots of an inspiration board I made to inspire me to sit down and actually draw birds. I love birds, and I love this inspiration board, but I have yet to sit down and...you know...actually draw birds.
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I used the "Cartoon" feature of my camera and got this effect:

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But I'm in good company. Here are my cats who also show absolutely NO inclination to sit and draw birds despite the presence of said inspiration board:
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Fungus, Schmungus!

Yowza! Here's the latest assignment for the Botanical Illustration class I'm taking. We'll be drawing and watercolor painting this tonight. .

Is it just me or is there something kind of eerie about mushrooms this close up???

I'll post my attempt at recreating these bad boys in a few days. Send a search party for me if you don't hear back from me soon...and tell them to look for giant mushrooms...

Snow Days

Wow...Seattle has gotten about 12" of snow in the last week. I stuck an 18" metal ruler in the snowdrift on my patio table and it disappeared to the 12" mark (and YES, I was measuring the right way.) Given that the very mention of the word "snow" sends Seattlites into fits of panic, I had a couple of good, old-fashioned snow days. And in all fairness, icy hilly streets that haven't been plowed are akin to Mr. Toad's Wild Ride which I'm happy to avoid as well.

So that meant I unexpectedly had free time to dink around in my studio. I made my Holiday Cards and got a little obsessed with incorporating design elements from Gustav Klimt into my drawings.

Here's how I spent my time..