Mercer County 4H Fair

Spent some time yesterday at the Mercer County 4H fair

at Howell Living History Farm. 

 

 got some great reference photos to draw from

I love to see all the animals, but it's not every day you see a 

1901 wood fired case tractor! very cool!

 

New Spirit Stone

EL101 Mixed Media, 

River Rock, Image Transfer,  pencil, Ink

I have been making more "Spirit Stones" lately. This Elephant stone is a smallish one

at just 2 1/2" by 2" . I have been working on several more Elephant drawings and 

 plan to combine them as a group on a larger rock

A visit from a Starling

This little guy (or gal) Starling fell from it's nest in the eve of the roof near our door. We watched over him  the whole day thinking he would eventually fly away.  But all this baby wanted was to get back in that nest. He tried climbing up the screen on the porch, he tried climbing and jumping from the Shepperd's hook below the nest and out of despiration he even tried my daughters head !  That evening, tired of watching the struggle I popped him on the end of my mop and standing on tiptoes hoisted him back home to the hole in the eve where he stayed with his nest mates for Two more days, then they all flew away.