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Sunday, May 4th, 2008
…a close look at the skin and overall design of an Armadillo who met misfortune near the Texas Motor Speedway.
Little green feet
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
I see more little green feet in our future…
Single eggs, .25 inches small, are laid every two weeks between March - October and abandoned, hatching after 5-7 weeks.
Every day is Earth Day
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Caring. It’s that simple.
For facts about Green Anoles and other reptile care and conservation: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Anole.cfm
In the garden
Saturday, April 19th, 2008
My hopes are that the Anoles will expand their family here, and that they eat fire ants!
Portulaca: low-maintenance, sun-thriving, cheerful colors.
Homemade garden sculpture of a heron, which I replenish the shape continually throughout the year with branches, vines, and grasses. This morning: a sparrow borrows some material for its’ nest.
The lizards are back
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
The little Anoles come out on the warmest days now, sporting their finest green skins! I watched this male do courtship ritual posturing, and hoped to capture him fanning out the red flap of skin under its’ chin (dewlap), but I guess I wasn’t pretty enough for him!
Myrtle At The Zoo, March 10 - April 2
Friday, March 21st, 2008
April 2nd - Myrtle at the Zoo - Crepe Myrtle branches and seed-pods - 20 x 34 inches Acrylics on stretched canvas. Finished, at least for now…it’s good to have a sort of practice-painting like this once in a while, but enough work on this one. I discovered a few things, primarily the technique of dripping paint down the front, which I’ve tried in previous paintings…but here was able to use it, re-energize, and take the work in an unexpected direction.
Lizard Love
Friday, January 25th, 2008
Lizard Love - Photography, 11 x 14 inches, Black mat and frame, total size 16 x 20 inches.
The Fort Worth Zoo has the best amphibian displays. Visiting a zoo or botanical park, even in the winter, can do wonders to lift the Winter Blues!
Anoles in the sun
Monday, November 19th, 2007
Today there were three anoles playing in a warm sunny area by the back door, changing shades of brown and green. There was a lot of rain earlier in the year, so that must be why I’ve seen more this year than in the five years we’ve lived here.
Garden Toad
Saturday, August 18th, 2007
I was gardening today, and saw the ground shape itself into a toad…like one of those “magic eye” pictures. This little toad has excellent camouflage!
A lot of travel this year, and now company arrives tomorrow…so much hopping around! Photos will be the convenient Art of choice for the next ten days.
All photographs printed on 11 x 17 100 lb. Satin finish cardstock high quality photographs are one of a kind, signed, most with white mat and a 3″ wide black frame. Please contact nikki_coulombe@hotmail.com for details about this or any Artwork you wish to purchase. (thanks!)
Raccoons
Thursday, July 5th, 2007
Bold and curious, a family of five raccoons played in a willow tree.
~ photographed in our oldest son’s back yard in Ottawa, Ontario ~
All photographs printed on 11 x 17 100 lb. Satin finish cardstock high quality photographs are one of a kind, signed, most with white mat and a 3″ wide black frame. Please contact nikki_coulombe@hotmail.com for details about this or any Artwork you wish to purchase. (thanks!)
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