Curly Corner

September 21, 2013September 21, 2013Leave a comment

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Sketchy Legs

September 20, 2013Leave a comment

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The Neighborhood Hawk Came Back

September 20, 2013January 13, 2024Leave a comment

I had a wild neighbor pay a visit to my back fence a couple days ago. He came by around this time last year too, so maybe it’s an annual visit. This time I only got one decent shot of him.

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Here’s a close-up of his head. Same image, just cropped and auto contrasted.

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Bear and Coyote

September 17, 2013May 22, 20196 Comments

And here’s something completely different. Bear and Coyote. I think Coyote shouldn’t have stolen Bear’s fish. But Coyote, being the trickster he is, will get out of it somehow.

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Full Disclosure:
I should mention that, although this is in a tribal style with Native American folklore characters, I’m not a member of any indigenous nation. I don’t want to mislead anyone into thinking I identify as a Native Artist.

I don’t plan to do any more in this style because I’m worried that it counts as cultural appropriation. I did this one because I think the style is beautiful and I wanted to see what I could do with it. I really like how it turned out and it’s my own idea and my own story, but it isn’t in a style I have a cultural connection with. I don’t want to upset anyone and I can see how it might, so I’ll limit myself to just this one.

Aquilegia Canadensis

September 16, 2013September 17, 20131 Comment

So, here’s a flower called a Canada Columbine. I found it this summer growing in the rocks along the shore at Cave Point Park in Door County.

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Chinese Dragon Dance

September 15, 2013September 16, 20135 Comments

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I drew this as a sample for my art rep. It’s supposed to be a class, led by a male teacher, performing the traditional Chinese dragon dance at a community Chinese New Year celebration. The teacher is on drums, Steven (the narrator) is on cymbals, a girl holds the dragon’s head, and four other students hold the body of the dragon. Genders should be balanced. The class should be mostly Asian, but with two non-Asian characters. The students live in a non-Asian country. It’s for an international market, so the usual restrictions as to gestures and girl’s dress apply. Showing children with glasses or disabilities is encouraged.

Chinese New Year is in February, so I figured it was a chilly day. The sort of weather where some people wear their heavy coats and others stick it out with a jacket or heavy sweatshirt.

There were no specifics on Kevin. So, I made him sit in a wheelchair. It gave him a reason to be out in front and the seated position worked better for placing everything, I thought.

I know next to nothing about Chinese New Year traditions. Or the dragon dance. Everything here used references from a Google image search. Does anyone reading this know anything about this subject? Have I drawn anything that stands out as obviously wrong?

How do the colors look? Anything too bright? Does the background overwhelm the foreground?