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Nature Notes: Cardinal Watercolor

Leora — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:29:20 +0000

cardinal in watercolor on paper

Yesterday, when it was warmer and almost spring-like, I saw many birds on my block, including a hawk flying low. Today there are big, white fluffy flakes coming day outside my window. By necessity (I need to pick my kids soon, early dismissal due to the weather), this will be a short post. Note the bill and the plume of the head (thanks, Michelle and Lorri).

You can see the drawing of the cardinal on last week’s post. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to take out the paints.

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Purim is Coming

Leora — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:37:58 +0000

Purim is a holiday in which we read the Book of Esther (twice, once at night, once during the day), give charity to the poor, share food baskets with friends, wear costumes (at least many of the kids do and a few brave adults) and eat a feast in the afternoon. My daughter made this drawing yesterday to put on oatmeal containers that will be given to her friends (see last year’s decorated containers).

Can you name any of the characters in her drawing? Here is the Book of Esther.

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Nature Notes: Why Draw a Bird?

Leora — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:39:57 +0000

If you have a camera, why would you want to draw or paint a bird? With a camera you can capture all the details you need. Why learn how to draw?

When you are drawing, you concentrate on every detail of what you are looking at – the colors, the texture, the shapes, the depth, the values. And when I drew the bird (it’s going to be a cardinal – wait until I apply the paint), I learned about how the head, body, tail and feet are shaped. And I had to think about how to present the textures of the feathers.

Look forward to showing you the finished painting. Oh, and another reason to draw is your daughter (or son) might then take out her own piece of paper and draw her own bird. I just might show you the bird that my daughter drew as well.

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Painting by My Daughter

Leora — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:23:48 +0000

My daughter did this painting about two weeks ago, after our winter vacation.
What do you see?

Note: When I photographed it, the painting was curled; my daughter didn’t paint it with the curl at the top. Maybe I could have taped it down before photographing it. Next time.

Zoo Drawing: Animal Identification, Please

Leora — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:25:36 +0000

My daughter has once again contributed a drawing for you to explore. Nu, so what do you see?

Thanks for playing!

Favorite Images of 2009

Leora — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:57:23 +0000

I would greatly enjoying reading which of these images strikes your fancy. Thank you!

Upcoming on Thursday: A Selection of Nature Notes Posts from around the Nature-Loving
Blogosphere. Nature Notes is a meme brought to us by Rambling Woods. Here are some of her favorite images of 2009.

Cow – Free Associate

Leora — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:43:01 +0000

What do you think of when you see a cow? Or a drawing of a cow? Much thanks to Peter Paul Rubens for his help with the drawing.

My original reason for drawing a cow was a I had a chance to read the parsha (Torah portion) last week that was read today in the synagogue. My present reason for drawing the cow is in honor of Louis LaVache, who left me a nice comment on the previous post.

Your turn.

Stars and Stripes Watercolor

Leora — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:13:55 +0000

Detail of Parshat Vayeshev Painting 2007

With a name like stars and stripes in the title of this post, perhaps you were expecting something else? What do you see in this painting? It is a detail of the invitation we used for my older son’s bar-mitzvah in 2007.

If you don’t know the story (or can only guess the stripes), here’s a link to the parsha.

First Thanksgiving Dinner Ever

Leora — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:53:49 +0000

First Thanksgiving Dinner According to My Daughter

Many of you got the drawing right: yes, this is a depiction by my daughter of the Pilgrims arriving in America on the Mayflower. Above is her rendition of the thanksgiving dinner.

This was what was written above the drawing of the ship:

Note the spelling with a hyphen: G-d.

What’s in the Drawing?

Leora — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:42:45 +0000

Can you tell me what is going on in my daughter’s drawing? I will post the text above the drawing by Wednesday in a different post. Enjoy chatting about the drawing.