Today I include in this journal a painting of a dried wasp specimen. Alas, but one wing and a couple legs were lost from the specimen and therefore could not drawn, though the way the wasp dried, the legs were hardly visible anyway on account of being twisted up close to the body and therefore not viewable from the angle I chose to paint this piece from. Being a recording of the observations, experiences, and scientific explorations - including collection and dissection of specimens encountered - aboard the airship Falcon’s Vengeance
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Being a study of a wasp
Today I include in this journal a painting of a dried wasp specimen. Alas, but one wing and a couple legs were lost from the specimen and therefore could not drawn, though the way the wasp dried, the legs were hardly visible anyway on account of being twisted up close to the body and therefore not viewable from the angle I chose to paint this piece from.
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Wow, I thought it was a real one until I read the description! You are a real artist <3!
ReplyDeleteGood luck and keep up the good work! Bye
Your words are very kind and I am inordinately pleased that the likeness is so striking that it gave you momentary pause.
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