Well, I'm about to start my 2nd semester of grad school, and to get my box turtle field research underway. I've taken many digital photos in the past year or so, but only now am I finally getting around to uploading them. I'll post current natural history photos as I take them and include some from the past year's archives (read: backlog, avalanche, etc.). I'll also include examples of my artwork, both current, recent and archived. Here are some examples of artwork from the past 4 or so years...To the left is a Paphiopedlium orchid in ink wash technique, a method that involves building tone very slowly with many layers of dilute India ink. I learned this technique from the late Bente King when I was at Cornell. It is a very meditative way of working, and while I don't do it often enough, I've done some of my best work with it. For ink wash, I like Canson Montval paper best, though when I do watercolors, I prefer Arches or Ecus (hard to find but great for watercolor with pen-and-ink). If anyone knows where I can get some more Ecus, let me know...
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This technique seems to be one of several here you've mastered! Welcome to the Botanical Arts forum hope yon'll add these to our group pool: http://www.flickr.com/groups/botanicalart/pool/
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