Category: flora and fauna
How to love a Moose
As I explore lots of learning challenges in AI, I’m leaning on some of my favorite animals. Today I play with a moose. I’ve never seen a moose in person– in the wild. If you remember the series “Northern Exposure”, I loved the opening where they used quirky music and the big moose walking around downtown Cicely, Alaska. It still makes me smile and the moose always stuck in my head.
Here are three elements of me playing with a moose, to create 2 completely different versions.
I thought this guy was great but wanted to try another version using the same elements but adding a layer of white, to create an intricate texture and a completely different look.
If you look closely, there is an odd set of legs at the bottom of the first two. You might not ever guess they came from this little guy who is a 3rd watercolor, blended into the first 2 images. He’s not a moose at all but I included him in the mix because of the color palette and whimsical nature as a surprise element. So that’s the story of my evolving learning experience today. It’s about having fun with art and whimsical images. I think of it like cooking. The last element is the unidentiful spice that makes the dish amazing.
Something cool about TEXTURE
I have been painting fish, faces, and flowers for a long time. I might have more art supplies than your average art store (just kidding, but it’s close). Some ingredients I use over and over are fish and flowers, fish turning into faces, flowers turning into fish. In this painting the basic shapes of koi and waterlilies are colored with colored pencil. No wonder I’m never bored drawing every day.
A New Rare Baby Tapir Is Born
A rare Malayan tapir calf was born at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington on February 2, 2025. The calf, which is only the second tapir born at the zoo in its 120-year history, is covered in distinctive white spots and stripes, resembling a “fuzzy walking watermelon”. Both mother Yuna and the calf are reported to be healthy. The calf will remain behind the scenes with its mother, nursing and bonding, and will receive a veterinary checkup later.
I have always loved these mysterious creatures. How could this animal with such an odd body, long nose and patterns on its body be on the planet for so long….and nobody is paying attention to them. He’s so darned cute and he looks like he has a playful personality. Let’s hope their species will grow from now on.
Inspired by this little guy’s birth, here’s a new artwork I did in AI. I am really enjoying the process. I know many artists don’t like it. I do. Here’s my drawing with a made up character, an impression of a baby tapir in a setting that hopefully will look like a drawing. If you like it and think I’m on a good path, let me know in comments.
Overwhelming tmi
Too much information is not good for the creative mind. It blocks, it mocks, it kills free thought. Here is a new work in the making… Lost love teenager in Paris.
Painting Mexico 
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