Sandy Claws

 Sandy Claws with a pack on his back.

 To go with my little octopus with starfish and jelly balloon

Sandy Claws is up above the waves, perhaps on a beach.  Not sure of the composition yet.  Or he's on some rocks under he waves? 

 

Oh, so many crabs and hermit crabs (with shells on their back).  I'm putting them mostly in Undersea on Pinterest, but some in Dogs & Cats & Friends.

 

This poor little baby octo has been languishing for a decade (at least!).  Never quite clicking.  But this might be what it needs.  And I really like Sandy Claws w/ a pack on his back!  May contoured like a shell, but toy sack-like. 

Michi Prints

Pasteling and signing and labeling Michi prints. 

 

Silver and red prints.

Silver ones (Tina, me); red one (Will & Julie); fuchsia one (for Lin).  May color up a couple more.  Try rust red & copper maybe.  

Awaiting mailing boxes from Uline. 

 

 

Silver one, on the mantel.

 

 

Fuchsia one, awaiting (gold) color on sabertooth, moth, mousey.

 

Michi in Ocher

 

Needs a bit more carving.  I can work on that while the print dries before I can add pan-pastels.

Also I want to print it in black and compare the two processes. 

Michi Reclining

Michi reclining with mousey, or Draw me like one of your French cats, or...

Carving now.

 

Sketches ~ Crows

Sketches from Pinterest board ~ Dogs & Cats & Friends

Crows

Chimera Musings

 Shoebill stork & cat ~ variation on the raven and tabby cat.  Also bat and cat ~ bats can be drawn like kewt little mice.

Cherry Tree Lino Series

Googling and Pinterest ink cherry tree art (mostly Japanese), and getting an idea of techniques.

 

Lots to choose from.

 

Ironically still haven't found the image that first inspired me to carve the cherry tree.  It was a reduction print and I want to find it.

This is the image I think I'll start with.

 

Mostly blossoms, with the deer in the corner.

I'll probably give the blossoms more of a sweep toward the deer.

I think my tree is a weeping cherry blossom tree.  Looks like pics of it anyway.

 

 

Weeping cherry blossom trees.