Hi everyone,
Time has a way of slipping by, so it has been awhile.
The spring art exhibition was a successful event. Always nice to greet the public and spend time in a room filled with beautiful artwork. Several students also participated in the spring show and their work was impressive, indeed.
And so May has arrived--such a beautiful month. Even though I was checking daily, all of a sudden, it happened, one morning when I looked out the window the trees were sporting new leaves. Definitely awe inspiring, and you wonder how it happened so fast.
Glorious greens in varying hues catch your eye and bird songs fill the air. Ah spring, so wonderful.
When March is scarcely here"
Emily Dickinson. A Light Exists In Spring.
In early March last year, I happened upon this American Bittern. He or she was intent on catching a meal, so he didn't seem to notice me. That day an anxious photographer with huge lenses on a tripod was circling the area. He ask me if I knew the name of the bird, and if I had ever seen one before. Because I have a few bird guides, I knew it was a Bittern. I said that I had never seen one before, although I've been looking for years.
What a scoop! I only wish I had one of his photos, but, alas, I do not. Although blurry, I count myself lucky to have this photo and to have seen this wonderful bird.
A muskrat lodge, I believe.
There are also mink in the marshlands. We saw one last week.
A likeness from Sargent's portrait drawings #7. Over the year, I will draw practice copies of most of the drawings in this small booklet. There are 41. So far while drawing, I keep asking myself how did he do that? Amazing.