Jellies Of The Fish Sort, quick sketch watercolors, on recycled oversized newsprint. Jellies not in jars, Floating the ocean currents, Stinging tentacles. #jellyfish #watercolor #oceanconservation #traditionalart #newsprint #recycle #quicksketch #haiku #poetry

Shrimp, quick sketch watercolor on oversized recycled newsprint. Outside skeleton, Pink hard shelled , sharp pointed head, Beady-eyed swimmer. #shrimp #seacreature #watercolor #quicksketch #traditionslart #pink #oceanconservation #recycle #newsprint

Sea Skates And Rays, watercolor on large newsprint, quick sketch. They fly through water, Jump in the air like wind kites, Pointy barbed long tails. #skates #manarays #quicksketch #watercolor #newsprint #oceanconservation #fish #poetry #haiku #traditionalart

Stained glass, beaded fringe, Birds under glass singing songs, Shadows dance on walls. #photography #photographyonbluesky #lighting #birds #walls #shadows #poetry #haiku

Lemons And Fish Time, oil. Tides pull the fish out, Seaweed and lemons floating, Moon time rules the waves. #fish #oilpainting #painter #tides #time #lemon #waves #moon #traditionalart #poetry #haiku #beach #seaweed

Hammerhead Sharks, watercolor, quick sketch on large newsprint. A tool for a head, Eyes far apart, tail, fins, gills, Still very handsome. #atthebeach #sharks #hammmerhead #ocean #watercolor #traditionalart #poetry #haiku #oceanconservation #saltwater #fish

Painted Lady caterpillars all snug in their feeding containers- growing daily! In 7-10 days they will start to morph; once done they will be brought out to butterfly house to spread their wings! #paintedladies #butterflies #caterpillars #naturecenter #butterflyhouse #beautiful #surburbanfarm #hatch

Putting colors down, Porous papers set the tone, Quiet studio time. #watercolors #haiku #poetry #pans #halfpans #brushes #studio #painting #quiettimes #creativity #traditionalart #photography #photographyonbluesky #colors

The Pond On The Side Of The Mountain, watercolor. #natureart #traditionalart #watercolor #pond #mountain #countryliving #quiet #isolated #peaceful #winter #memories #painter #artonbluesky

The Last Pumpkin, Was carved this morning. Last of the pumpkins, Jack-o-lantern face was carved; This years vines look good. There he sat nine months, At the bottom of the pile, His light sets the mood. Thoughts of Halloween, Materializing now, Smokey tricks or treats. #haiku #poetry #pumpkin

Mosquito Swarm, watercolor, ink, quick sketch. Swarms of buzzing sounds, Cellophane wings and long legs, Zooming in on red. #mosquitos #swarms #insects #poetry #haiku #poetryonbluesky #watercolor #ink #wings #bloodsuckers #traditionalart #quicksketch

Ms. Tortillini, enjoying her 4th of July watermelon treat. #photography #mono #monophotography #photographyonbluesky #tortoise #sulcata #sulcatatortortoise #rescuetortoise #crushedshell #damagedbutperfect #fourthofjuly #democracy #250years #theconstitution #supportourveterans #gianttortoise

Greetings From Luna Park, watercolor. Happy 4th, and 250 years of democracy! #watercolor #4thofJuly #fireworks #traditionslart #fish #rocketships #lunapark #fishpurse #universe #waitress #250years #democracy #heart #time

Bats And Fireworks, watercolor, ink. Orange, red, yellow sparks, Exploding booms, bangs, and bats, Black night spectacle. #fireworks #watercolor #ink #traditionalart #bats #night #poetry #haiku #poetryonbluesky

Fireworks And Bats, watercolor , ink. Light streaks and sparklers, Fireworks filled the night sky, Bats swooped down to eat. #fireworks #bats #time #watercolor #celebrations #fourthofjuly #traditionalart #ink #night #radiate

Kill A Mouskie Closed eyes, content sleep, Long whiskered, big nosed,black cat; Named Kill A Mouskie. #mono #blackandwhite #monophotography #photographyonbluesky #rescuecat #blackcat #poetry #haiku #bother #purrbucket #whiskers #adopt #friend

Fields Of Flowers Spotted with color, A sea of leaves sway in green, Bees ride the soft waves. #bloomscrolling #flowerfields #bees #photography #photographyonbluesky #summer #flowers

Fireworks, watercolor, ink. Fireworks tonight, Bats filled the sky swooping down, Lightning bugs blinking. What an evening for explosions! Bats in large numbers feeding on mosquitoes- unseen for a few years; fireflies made the grounds come alive with glowing blinks- natures fireworks! #fireworks

Red lilies in cottage garden; overcast, light rain,muted light made for different colorings of the same group. #lilies #rain #photography #bloomscrolling #red

Twisted, spiraling, Ridged lines to the bottom tip, Telling tales of years. #watercolor #traditionalart #time #flowers #springsheep #sheep #ram #skull #bones #poetry #haiku

Spring Sheep, watercolor. #watercolor #traditionalart #skull #flower

Sheep Skull, watercolor. #sheep #traditionalart #watercolor #skull #horns #flowers #time

Late Spring Sheep Series, watercolor. Although warm out, thoughts of Autumn swirl. The cold air settled, Leaves turned and set to blankets, Covering the sheep. #sheep #latespring #watercolor #traditionalart #natureart #autumnleaves #time #skull #poetry #haiku #quicksketch

Spring Sheep Series, watercolor. #sheep #traditionalart #illustration #watercolor #flowers #skull

Strawberry rhubarb crumble cookies; garden harvests turned into sweet treats. #cookies

Sheep Skull Series, watercolor. Skull of many horns, Moss grows on the old bones now, No more head butting. #sheepskull #skull #sheep #springsheep #bones #calcification #watercolor #traditionalart #illustration #illustrator #artonbluesky #poetry #haiku #flowers

Late Spring Sheep Series, watercolor. #sheep #skull #bones #sunflower #watercolor #illustration #illustrator #traditionalart #time

Spring Sheep, watercolor. #traditionalart #watercolor #illustration #illustrator #skull #time #flowers #sheep #series

Late Spring Sheep- series,watercolor. Sheep in the back fields, Warm soft wool has stopped growing, Sheared for the last time. #sheep #series #watercolor #traditionalart #skull #bones #Spring #time #horns #oldworld #calcification #poetry #haiku #strawberries

Mosquitos And Moons, styrofoam print, ink. Moons were full and orange, Trumpets sounded the attacks, Needle noses stabbed. #mosquitos #fullmoons #needlenoses #bloodsuckers #trafitionalart #prints #styrofoamprints #recycle #ink #insects #bugs #poetry #haiku