"Muddler" 6" x 6" Graphite on paper.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
No. 144
"The Big Three" With the big Memorial Day weekend coming up, I decided to draw three flies to cover me for the next few days. The challenge to everyone is this, if you were stranded (fresh or salt water) what are the three flies you wish you had with you? I already have my three - X-Caddis, Gold Ribbed Hares Ear and a Soft Hackle. I have full confidence in these flies if I ever needed them in a survival situation in fresh water. The other pictures show some of the flies and the line that I have wrapped around a canister in my Boy Scout Survival Kit. I hope I never need them, but as the Boy Scouts say, "Be Prepared".
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
No. 142
"Splat Fly" 7" x 10" I took a toned sheet of watercolor paper then painted a piece of card stock with some random paint. I then placed in on the watercolor sheet and smacked it. I added the details with some more watercolor and gouache.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
No. 141
"Lefty's Deceiver" 8" x 10" watercolor. Just a quick one today. Just laying down some paint to create a nice shapes.
Monday, May 19, 2008
No. 140
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"Free for All" Named after one of my all time favorite songs by Ted Nugent. I used a collage technique to get the texture.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
No. 139
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"Zebra Midge" 12" x 10" Watercolor and gouache. I was handed the challenge of making a lowly zebra midge look exciting. I painted the zebra stripes separate and composited them in digitally.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
No. 135
"Orange and Pink Feather Wing" 10" x 12" This is a quick study that I did in preparation for a series of flies I am collaborating with Marty Howard on. I was experimenting with techniques and colors. I have the original of this fly, and I notice a number of proportion issues that I will have to address when painting the final.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
No. 134
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"Little Big Fly" 4" x 5" - Watercolor and gouache. This is one of the smallest flies in dimension that I have painted. It was interesting working small and adding just the right amount of detail to make things read.
Monday, May 12, 2008
No. 133
"Quickie" 5"x 6" Sharpie and watercolor. Got this one in under the wire. Monday night is fly tying, then a few of us hit the local watering hole. I had planned on drawing a fly at the tavern, but one thing lead to another, so I drew and painted this one a few minutes before midnight.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
No. 132
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"2D-3D" 17" x 12" I started this fly by painting some thick (300gsm) watercolor paper in warm brown tones. I placed random textures and spatters on the paper. Next I drew out each section that I wanted to cut out. Once all of the pieces were cut, it was time to assemble. I glued 1/16" spacers on the back to stand the pieces off from one another. I really like the way the shadows show off the various shapes. I painted the pieces so that they looked like rusty pieces of metal. It took many sharp X-Acto blades to complete all of the cutting!
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
No. 130
"Wulff Followers" This is a composite image of a Royal Wulff I painted along with a rainbow. Enjoy. Both images are watercolor composited in PhotoShop
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
No. 125
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"Decisions" 10" x 12" Watercolor and gouache. This painting started as color and value study for a larger painting I am working on. I was inspired by the Canadian Stamp Series that shows flies on stamps and decided to add a fly to this study. When I look at this, I want to put a big cartoon idea balloon around the fly!
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