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Gary Middleton posted an update 16 hours, 45 minutes ago
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This is gorgeous! Love your background!
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Thank you Sandra. When I’d finished I worried it would detract form the flower. It didn’t dry back as much as I hoped.
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The many colors work all right because the flower is a solid color and there is contrast.
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This is beautiful, and I’m jealous! I wish I had snow drops blooming… 🙂
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Thank you Lori.
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Cute!
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Thank you Jessica.
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Beautiful Gary.
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Thank you Victoria.
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Great colours!
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Thank you Fatima.
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Beautiful!
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Thank you Zertab.
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 18 hours, 38 minutes ago
#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Small. Did you know that the Baluchistan Pygmy Jerboa is the smallest rodent in the world? Weighing in around 3.75 g (0.132 oz), they look like a cross between a mouse and a kangaroo! I didn’t have a good reference photo, so it was cobbled from several different photos. It’s harder to get detail and shading…[Read more]
Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Small. Did you know that the Baluchistan Pygmy Jerboa is the smallest rodent in the world? Weighing in around 3.75 g (0.132 oz), they look like a cross between a mouse and a kangaroo! I didn\'t have a good reference photo, so it was cobbled from several different photos. It\'s harder to get detail and shading correct, so a simpler more cartoony technique works well. It\'s faster, too! Gouache on Hahnemühle hot press \'The Collection\' Watercolor paper. #PostcardsForTheLunchBag #Hahnemühle_USA Baluchistan Pygmy Jerboa-Gouache on Hahnemühle Hotpress Collection Paper-
Sandra the eye is amazing great painting
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Many thanks, Brenda!
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Oh Sandra he is so darn sweet. Fabulous!! 😊👍
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Thank you, Zoie!
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Love this!
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Thanks a million, Zertab!
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That’s great,Sandra. That’s tiny.
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Thank you, Gary!
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Look at those long legs, feet! Good job!
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Many thanks, Lori!
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Fantastic.
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Thank you, Victoria!
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Great colours!
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Many thanks, Fatima!
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that is so incredibly beautiful….the fur is fantastic.
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Many thanks, Pat!
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Gary Middleton posted an update 1 day, 16 hours ago
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Cool!
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Thank you Jessica.
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Very nice!
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Thank you Zertab.
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Very nice.
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Thank you Victoria.
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I love this Gary, Sunflowers are one of my favs! Great idea for the prompt!
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Thank you Lori. We like to have some small sunflowers dotted arong the garden.
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Lovely, Gary!!
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Thank you Mary.
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Gary sunflowers are my favorite and you did such a great job!
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Thank you Brenda.
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Great sunflower seeds!
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Thank you Fatima.
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nice!
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Thank you Pat.
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Gorgeous flower and awesome seeds!
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 1 day, 20 hours ago
#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Seeds. Did you know that until the 1800s, save for the wealthy, people pulled grass to make room for more useful plants like dandelions? Watercolor on Hahnemühle Rough Collection Paper. Reference photo by AdinaVoicu on Pixabay. #Hahnemühle_USA #QoRWatercolors Dandelion Seed Capital-QoR Watercolor on Hahnemühle Rou…[Read more]
Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Seeds. Did you know that until the 1800s, save for the wealthy, people pulled grass to make room for more useful plants like dandelions? Watercolor on Hahnemühle Rough Collection Paper. Reference photo by AdinaVoicu on Pixabay. #Hahnemühle_USA #QoRWatercolors Dandelion Seed Capital-QoR Watercolor on Hahnemühle Rough Collection Paper-
Sandra this is beautiful.
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Thank you, Brenda!
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This is gorgeous Sandra! Dandelion wine 🙂
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Thanks a million, Lori!
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Beautiful painting, Sandra. I let the dandelions flower in my garden, because its one of the first flowers for the pollinators. I try and dead head before they go to seed though.
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Thank you, Gary! That sounds like a good idea.
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Beautiful!
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Thank you, Jessica!
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Gorgeous!
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Many thanks, Zertab!
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Fabulous, great colours.
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Thank you, Victoria!
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Beautiful! One of my favorite wildflowers!!
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Thank you, Mary! It’s one of mine as well!
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Gorgeous idea!
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Thank you, Fatima!
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such a beautiful, colorful portrait of a dandelion
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Many thanks, Pat! I figured I had better do something in watercolor lest I forget how to!
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Gary Middleton posted an update 2 days, 15 hours ago
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Aren’t animals so smart?! This is a fabulous idea for the prompt Gary!
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They are. Thank you Lori.
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Very cool!
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Thank you Jessica.
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Awesome!
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Thank you Zertab.
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Lovely, great idea.
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Thank you Victoria.
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Good job.
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Thank you Everett.
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So cool, great painting Gary
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Thank you Brenda.
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Fabulous! Great idea for the prompt and interesting info too!
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Thank you Sandra.
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Fantastic idea for the prompt!
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 2 days, 20 hours ago
#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Egg. Did you know that you can often tell whether a hen will lay white or brown eggs by the color of her earlobes? There are exceptions, but usually white earlobes mean white eggs while red or brown earlobes indicate brown eggs. Artwork-Gouache on Hahnemühle rough ‘The Collection’ Watercolor paper.…[Read more]
Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Egg. Did you know that you can often tell whether a hen will lay white or brown eggs by the color of her earlobes? There are exceptions, but usually white earlobes mean white eggs while red or brown earlobes indicate brown eggs. Artwork-Gouache on Hahnemühle rough \'The Collection\' Watercolor paper. #Hahnemühle_USA Sunny Side Up-Gouache on Hahnemuhle Rough Collection watercolor paper-
Beautiful Sandra.
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Thanks a million, Victoria!
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Very cool gorgeous painting
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Thank you so much, Brenda!
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Wonderful!
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Sandra, I always look forward to your, “did you know” because usually I don’t and I always feel smarter after reading your post!! Lovely eggs btw!
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Thank you so much, Lori!
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Beautiful painting, Sandra. The colours are gorgeous, like a sunny day.
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Many thanks, Gary!
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Beautiful!
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Thank you, Jessica!
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Nice art work. Didn’t know the facts about brown eggs. Do brown eggs produce chickens to lay brown eggs?
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That’s a good question, Everett! Earlobe color is breed specific, so the answer would be yes.
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This is so beautiful SAndra.
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Thank you, Nicole!
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Fantastic!
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Many thanks, Fatima!
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Gary Middleton posted an update 3 days, 15 hours ago
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Fantastic!
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Thank you Zertab.
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Wonderful!
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Fabulous Gary.
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Climb with me. Good job.
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Thank you Everett.
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This is wonderful Gary!
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Thank you Brenda.
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Fantastic, Gary!! I love the way you did the tree!!
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Thank you Mary. I drew it in pen the did two wet in wet greys.
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Fantastic Gary!
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Thank you Fatima.
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This is fabulous, Gary! Love the texture and blending!
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Thank you Sandra.
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excellent drawing…
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Well done Gary!
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 3 days, 21 hours ago
#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Cub. Lion cubs may look sweet, but I can tell you from experience that they are mischievous little devils! Did you know that all lactating females in a pride will feed any of the cubs with no preference given to their own? Gouache on Hahnemühle hot press ‘The Collection’ Watercolor paper.
#Hahnemühle_USA #P…[Read more]Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Cub. Lion cubs may look sweet, but I can tell you from experience that they are mischievous little devils! Did you know that all lactating females in a pride will feed any of the cubs with no preference given to their own? Gouache on Hahnemühle hot press \'The Collection\' Watercolor paper. #Hahnemühle_USA #PostcardsForThe LunchBag Devil in Disguise-Gouache on Hahnemühle Hot Press Collection paper-
So cute! I love all the layers of fur!
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Thank you, J.L.
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This is great. How did you accomplish the white areas?
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Thank you, Brenda! This was painted with gouache, which is opaque, so you can paint light over dark. If I do have large areas of white, I just leave it unpainted, but with this lion, I painted the entire cub with local color (the closest I could get to the main overall color), then I painted the shaded areas with a slightly darker version. Then I…[Read more]
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Amaaing thank you. I am learning so much
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I plan to write up a gouache tutorial in the near future.
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This is absolutely fabulous Sandra!
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Many thanks, Lori!
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Outstanding!
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Thank you, Zertab!
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Sandra he is so cute :). Yes they certainly can be very mischievous – either that or very subdued .. no inbetween 🙂 Love your work 🙂
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Thank you, Zoie! Much like any other kitten, but a bit more aggressive from the get-go, I think.
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Actually Sandra they aren’t. As little ones they are just as sweet and inquisitive as a house kitten. And as trusting. 🦁
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I remember that from when we raised lions and tigers when I was a child. I also remember being attacked unexpectedly, knocked down, sat on, and I still have scars from bites and scratches. They weren’t mean – it was mostly play, but they did have an awful temper. It could be because I was a child and they treated me like I was one of them.
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Aaw first .. that is soo cool. I only have my perspective from Africa. My Mom did have a friend who had a game farm and I got to spend time with all the baby animals except tigers, but he had Cheetahs as pets – about 3 of them and I played with those full grown adults in the house until I was 6 when I was placed in a convent. So Cheetahs (only…[Read more]
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I used to hope we’d get a cheetah eventually, but the zoo didn’t have any at that time. That game farm sounds like a fabulous place to visit!
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That’s brilliant, Sandra. You have tell us about your experience with lion cubs.
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My father worked at the local zoo for over 20 years. Back then (looooong time ago) the zoo didn’t have a nursery so if a mother rejected her offspring, one of the employees would take it home and raise it for a while. Mostly, we had lions and tigers. In the beginning, we kept them until they were about 6 months old, but that was too hard on…[Read more]
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That’s fantastic Sandra.
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Definitely one of the cherished memories of my youth!
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What a lovely experience though Sandra .. that’s fantastic and that is why you are such a beautiful individual 🙂
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Thank you so much, Zoie!
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So great!
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Awesome.
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Many thanks, Victoria!
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What a beauty!!!
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Great technique and layers!
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Gary Middleton posted an update 4 days, 15 hours ago
I decided to paint a newt tadpole for the prompt. At this stage of their life they have external gills, and can stay underwater. As adults they lose the gills and have to come to the surface and take a breath of air every so often. We have lots of newts in the wildlife pond in our garden.
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Interesting info and a very nice sketch!
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Thank you Zertab.
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Great job! I’ve never seen one in real life.
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Thank you Jessica. Even though we have frogs in the pond we never see tadpoles, I think the newts eat them all.
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Very nice.
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This is very cool Gary! I have seen full grown newts but never the tadpoles. Nice painting!
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I occasionally do a bit of pond dipping and I see them then.
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Very good painting and very interesting information Gary!
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Thank you Brenda.
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Wonderful, Gary!
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Thank you Mary.
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Nice sketch!
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Thank you Fatima.
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This is fabulous, Gary!
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Nice one!
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 4 days, 19 hours ago
#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Tadpole. Did you know that tadpoles are also called polliwogs, a word meaning ‘head’ and ‘wiggle’. Zebra Sarasa Retractable Clip Gel Pen on Hahnemühle Rough ‘The Collection’ paper. Reference photo courtesy of Skitterphoto at Pixabay.
#Hahnemühle_USA #PostcardsForThe LunchBag Tadpole-Zebra Sarasa Re…[Read more]Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Tadpole. Did you know that tadpoles are also called polliwogs, a word meaning \'head\' and \'wiggle\'. Zebra Sarasa Retractable Clip Gel Pen on Hahnemühle Rough \'The Collection\' paper. Reference photo courtesy of Skitterphoto at Pixabay. #Hahnemühle_USA #PostcardsForThe LunchBag Tadpole-Zebra Sarasa Retractable Clip Gel Pen-
Wonderful!
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Many thanks, Mary!
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Ooh, great water bubble. Nice, vivid color.
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Many thanks, Glenda!
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Sandra, you never fail to amaze me! How did you get that effect?
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Thank you, Brenda! I used gel pens on a soft watercolor paper. If you look closely, you’ll see the linework.
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It’s amazing
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Many thanks!
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Awesome!
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Many thanks, Zertab!
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This is so cool Sandra! I love how you placed the polliwog in the drop of water!
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Thank you, Lori! I saw the reference photo and had to try it!
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This is great, Sandra. The raindrop is really good.
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Thank you, Gary!
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Gorgeous! Love the sparkle! I didn’t know what a polliwog was. It reminds me of the song lyrics “Sing polly wolly doodle all the day!”
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Thank you, Jessica! “Oh, I went down South, For to see my Sal …”
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Beautiful.
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Thank you, Victoria!
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Beautiful!
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Many thanks, Fatima!
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Wow, you nailed the reflections on the drop of water!
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Thank you so much, Falk!
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Wow! thats all Im saying!
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Thank you, Priscilla! That says it all!
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Day 5 Fireworks! I used lots of dark, granulating DS watercolors on the background and trees, and Yasutomo Niji Pearlescent watercolors and Finetec (now Coliro) pearl watercolors for the fireworks, on Arches cold pressed paper. This was a fun challenge! View