Cardinals III

I think they're getting better. But they sure don't look any happier.

Cardinals

The one on the right doesn't know the whole story.

More cheap paint.

The Fungus Beetles

These are the Fungus Beetles.

On the top is the Handsome Fungus Beetle and below is the Pleasing Fungus Beetle. They are neither handsome nor pleasing but that may be due to my rendition. I painted them with some Crayola junk paint I got at the drug store for my daughter. The top one was painted with junk water color and the lower one with some junk version of a water-based paint.

Bumble Bee For Jonathan

Beetle

Bottles of Paint

.25 cent Peach Cobbler

Quinquereme of Nineveh

Imagine her stuffed to the gunwales with gold, silver, precious stones, ivory, apes, and peacocks on her way from Ophir.

Ridiculous Insects

Bird in Pants, Fishing.

I love a bird in pants. This guy should've gone with waders considering the water and all, but here he is in his feathery finery. This drawing was based on a photo sent to me by Joe Blackburn who is not only a great photographer but also the proud papa of this little baby.

More Ridiculous Insects (Studies for future work)

Field Guide to Ridiculous Insects (in color)