A dark, drizzly day here in northern Michigan. A perfect day for working in the studio, especially when accompanied by a cat or two. Here’s Mr. Kitters, keeping an eye on the situation.
It’s surprising how far one can get when gardening chores are out of the lineup! The toughest thing on this one was to draw in the woodpecker’s face. It was at an odd angle. It’s actually a suet feeder shaped like a woodpecker. I’ve had it for years and it’s showing a lot of wear. Yes, I put up a simple, wire suet feeder in its place.
After drawing in the woodpecker and impatiently adding some of the block colors, I went ahead and mushed in as much of the background as possible. It’s a floral print and I learned to put down the predominant background color early on so it’ll be dry enough to paint the designs on later.
Glanced out the studio window and saw this guy crossing my driveway. Sorry it’s a bit blurry, but Mr. Deer wouldn’t hold still…..
