Monthly Archives: January 2010

Other Birds (White Throated Swifts)

“Swift Totem”   This is a pastel drawing from live subjects.  These subjects, White Throated Swifts, were rescued and rehabed until their release.  These birds are not able to perch.  They have short legs with talon like claws, face resembles a hawk … Continue reading

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Other Birds (Penguin)

“Penguin”   This is a Linocut. 

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Other Birds (Stilts)

  This is a Linocut.  The material is usually a linoleum medium either mounted on wood or has a  mesh backing.  It’s a relatively soft surface to cut into.  It exemlifies the contrasts between negative and positive relations.  The white portion is what has been cut … Continue reading

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Other Birds (Puffins)

  This is a Linocut.  The material is usually a linoleum medium either mounted on wood or has a  mesh backing.  It’s a relatively soft surface to cut into.  It exemlifies the contrasts between negative and positive relations.  The white portion is what has been cut … Continue reading

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Cliff Swallows (Huel)

“Cliff Swallow” Monique F. Rea Copyright 2010  Huel Howser used this drawing of the Cliff Swallow for the video jacket of his,  “Swallows of  Mission San Juan Capistrano” video. The drawing is on the cover of the San Juan Capistrano Historical Society’s new … Continue reading

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