The Librarian~ Post Number 450

©Ginger Nielson 2009

You can view the earlier sketch for this in a post below.

ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY ~ FORTUNE

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These little kids are either going to make their fortune with that treasure chest, or one of them will notice the mermaid just behind them and start taking pictures!

The message

Finally finished ... the worn and torn message is about to be snatched from the owl's talons.

©GingerNielson2007

Making Progress

Here are a few of the ten or more steps I have been taking to finish work on an owl painting. The last image in the series is close but not quite at the finishing stage. There were many painted versions before the last image evolved. There will be more definition in the final painting and the dark lines will most likely be painted over or blended away.

©GingerNielson2007

And here's a bit of trivia. Did you know that the Sooty Owl has four talons and that he /she can use them with two in front and two in back or spread them all out separately to grab at its prey with each one spread north, south, east and west... just like a nifty set of ice tongs.

SNOW CONE

One of the things we love about New Hampshire is the change in seasons...sometimes that can be from minute to minute. Right now we have snow with more on the way. In fact the snow in the front of the house has been so deep I can't get to the bird feeders, so I put some kindling wood covered with peanut butter and birdseed sticking up out of the snow. This morning an industrious squirrel made his way over under and through the snow to grab a nice treat.

ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY ~ COMMUNICATION

I believe there is a bond that exists between man and beast and that it is possible for communication to exist without the spoken word. If that is possible, then perhaps there is still hope for communication between man and his planet, and man and his neighbors.

©GingerPixels2007