Walks in the Woods - Cool Finds

 Thursday, July 18, 2013
During a morning walk I found this red-tailed hawk wing feather:

And then later in the day, on the evening walk all these feathers from a pileated woodpecker were lying on the ground:

 Tuesday, July 16, 2013
On this very hot and humid morning I found a lovely, downy feather from the nest of some sort of raptor.  I scanned it along with an earlier find.  Please let me know if you know the birds they are from.  I'm guessing the less fluffy one is from a barred owl?

 

We also scared a young hognose snake lying on the sandy path.  This one was twice as big as the little one I saw a few days ago.  He did his very cool cobra, hissing thing.  

Past and Present

Since my last posting in December we sold our large, beautiful home, moved to an apartment and are now in the process of buying a small condo near Coast Guard Park.  Oh, and my husband retired!!  We drastically downsized and gave away or sold probably 80% of our material belongings.  It feels wonderful to have fewer things!  Less to dust, less to clean and less to pay insurance for - but, as you can imagine, it was a stressful thing to do.
It's been challenging finding time and space to continue painting and drawing but little by little, here and there drawings and paintings have been finished and sent to galleries and private collectors.  Below are all the paintings and drawings I have out and about, where they are and whether or not they have already sold:

The following six paintings and a folding screen are at Red Lotus Gallery in Muskegon . 

 "Darkness and the Light"   varnished colored pencil on canvas  22 x 18

 "The Lady Frees the Dragon"  varnished colored pencil on canvas  18 x 22

 "Together Dreaming at the Red Cliffs"  varnished colored pencil on plywood  11 x 14

 "Visit from a Guide"   varnished colored pencil on plywood  11 x 14

 "Girl in the Library"   oil and acrylic on canvas  30 x 36

"Guide"   sand, oil, acrylic and colored pencil on canvas  18 x 42

"Face Screen"  bits of glass, watercolor and acrylic on silk (front) and on cotton (back-not shown)

The frame is custom made, solid mahogany with brass hinges. 

The hinges allow the panels to swing in either direction.

66" to 72" high with 18" wide panels

Season 2013, at the Synchronicity Gallery in Glen Arbor, MI, there are nine paintings, two of which have sold as of this writing. 

 "A Person Through Time"  oil and colored pencil on canvas  36 x 40

 "And So She Goes"  varnished colored pencil on plywood  26 x 30

"Dark Energy in the Orion Nebula"  varnished colored pencil and acrylic on plywood  29 x 29

"This World Belongs to the Crows"   varnished colored pencil on plywood  12 x 37

 "Blue Dragonfly"  varnished colored pencil on plywood  8 x 16

 "Future Looking Past"  oil, acrylic, pastel dust and colored pencil on canvas  36 x 44

This painting has sold.

 "Star Creation in the Eagle Nebula"  varnished colored pencil, acrylic and oil on canvas  54 x 18

 "Transcendence II"  varnished colored pencil, oil and acrylic on canvas  36 x 24

This painting has sold.

"Waterfall/Wave"   sand, oil, colored pencil and pastel dust on canvas  42 x 22

There are two large paintings and several smaller ones at Odd Side Ales in Grand Haven, MI.  

The two large paintings are shown below:

"Walking Through Color"  varnished colored pencil and acrylic on plywood  48 x 23

 

"Flying Without Wings"  mixed media on canvas  46 x 26

 

And now to show you the newest creations which still reside at my home along with many more in-progress:

 "Lily"  varnished colored pencil on plywood  16 x 8

"Rhythms in Time"  varnished colored pencil on plywood  45 x 27

I also did a commissioned portrait drawing:

graphite on paper  6 x 4

The drawing is in a private collection.

If you ever have any questions about the artwork please don't hesitate to email me at:  skyegentle@gmail.com or, I suppose you can post comments on the blog.  Thank you for taking the time to peruse the paintings and drawings.  

Hasta luego . .  ..