I happened to have the right hue in my palette (Indian Yellow) to paint the golden oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus citrinopileatus) that graced our pizza.
pesto mystic
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enervated
The old girl’s still with us, but she’s really slowing down. The heat doesn’t help.
leaf textures
Meleagris gallopavo domesticus
I didn’t know that turkeys made gentle squeaks or clucks until I spent some time observing a group of them today. I just watched a video on turkey vocalisations, and learned that this is a general communication sound used to get attention or signal that everything is normal. They have at least 8 other vocalizations besides the famous gobble-gobble. Learn something new every day!
Liquidambar styraciflua
ojai valley
There’s a field on the hill on the other side of the valley that has plantings that go straight down the slope. I think they might be grapevines. They look like a giant scraped the hill with his fork.
gouache flowers
Inspired by the (acrylic) art of Joan Nichols.
and now for something completely different
Digital collage
aerial
mammal skulls
I was on duty at the Visitor Center yesterday, and did most of my shift in the children’s nature room. I had a little downtime for sketching while kids were occupied with paper crafts.
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