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Water Fowl Along The Riverwalk

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I popped on down to San Antonio for a stroll along the beautiful riverwalk. There were some birds there, of course.

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You looking at me? (How do birds turn their heads like that?)

You looking at me? (How do birds turn their heads like that?)

I came home with a lot of blurred duck photos. I just can’t seem to figure out the manual settings for my camera for moving objects. However, this last photo is a happy accident. I really like it. I couldn’t have gotten this blurred result if I tried.

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Thread Painted Rabbit

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I drew a rabbit a few days ago (based on Mark Crilley’s YouTube video How To Draw A Rabbit) and then I “painted” it in thread (on my sewing machine). This is my first effort at thread painting without having a photograph on the base fabric; this is all free-hand. I think the whiskers are too dark, but it is not like using graphite pencils where I can erase!

My thread painted rabbit

My thread painted rabbit (using my sewing machine)

When I drew the rabbit, I used two pencils: Raffiné 3B and Prismacolor Black. When I stitched the rabbit, I used seven threads: Gütermann 30-weight 4335, 8, 9333, 40, 3454, 93, 000 (black). I used the black for the whiskers; too dark.

My rabbit drawing (graphite pencil)

My rabbit drawing (graphite pencil)