Hairless Squirrel, not sure how this will end

July 14, 2017

 

Very surprising sight.

 

Cropped image of red squirrel missing most of its hair.

 

By late day it had less hair than this. Today, July 15th very little at all left.
 However it is participating in all things squirrels do and is very active.

Checking on the 'net lends one to hope it is just a damp weather fungi attack

 and being warm weather he should survive. One hopes.

Ten Finger Art - Growing A Monarch

Dandelion Monarch

 

The Beginning

 

The outline is done in black modeling clay.

 

Three shades of orange modeling clay adds the wing colour.

 Leaving the white board show through.

 

Giving it a "foot-hold" on a dandelion.

 

Leaves and grass appearing.

 

Continuing with grass and leaves.

 

After a 24 hour break, starting to finish the grass.

 

Closing in.

 

Complete.  Now it sits for about a week before I put a gel on to seal it.
16 x 20 inches on canvass board.

 

MORE Ten-Finger Art Creations

Goldfinch in Pincherry Blossoms

16 x 20 inches

Modeling Clay

 

The Visitor

16 x 20 inches

Modeling Clay

 

Marigold Lady
16 x 20 inches
Modeling Clay

Creations by artist: B. Brill 2017

Dryocopus pileatus

Pileated Woodpecker, June 16, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch on the wire.

Carduelis trisis

 

American Goldfinch

Black cap

Black and white tail

 

White under-tail coverts.

 

Myrtle at my window

Myrtle Warbler/Yellow Rump Warbler May 23, 2017

Dendroica coronate

 

Northern and Eastern birds have white sides of neck.

 

Northern and Eastern birds have white neck.

 

Yellow on sides.

 

White below with heavy streaking on sides.

 

Yellow on crown.

 

Size: 5 inches

 

Breast band dark cheek patch.

 

Two white wing bars.

 

Nipigon River Before and After the dams, Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMqMr_d7ekw

 

 

Purple Finch

Purple Finch

 

Purple Finch

May 10, 2017

TEN FINGER ART

The Spring of 2017 was/is a long-time coming.

This is our morning view:

The only ground showing was under the Blue Spruce.

 

During March and April the snow did melt but then we got five inches of ice pellet packed snow last week that we could drive half ton trucks over without a tread-mark. The stuff this morning was just a wet snow cover that concentrated the birds so that the Sharp-shinned hawk of the previous post came calling.

To pass the time while the snow was melting I finally MADE TIME for myself to create some art-works.

Media was Modeling Clay on 16x20 canvass boards.

 

Winter Dreams

 

March Madness

Moccasin Eye

 

Gloriosa

 

Iris Fall

 

Canada Mayflowers and Moccasin

 

Bunchberry and Friend, Vignette

 

Tiger

The Blue Hoop

 

Polar Night

 

SHARP-SHINNED HAWK

Sharp-Shinned Hawk

 Accipiter striatus

May 2, 2017