March Exhibit at the Creamery

by | Mar 4, 2009 | Illustration, Watercolor

This month’s art exhibit at the Creamery, Springfield, MO, will kick off at the First Friday Artwalk. It will feature works created by members of the Artists’s Way groups. I have two items in the show. One is a watercolor I painted that embodies Amelia...

Train to Nürnberg

by | Feb 26, 2009 | Chasing Caterpillars, Miscellaneous, Research

On to Nürnberg, the next city where Maria Sybilla Merian Graf lived.I took the slow train that stopped many times along the way just so I could relax and enjoy the trip.  I love traveling by train.  It's a time when you can let your thoughts wander and...

The Bug is Done

by | Feb 12, 2009 | Chasing Caterpillars, Miscellaneous, Research

I decided the lantern bug was dried enough today, and took off the pins and strips of paper.  The shadowbox was already prepared, so all I had to do was pin the insect in.  It's about three inches long; the wingspan is close to six.I would now love to...

Lantern Bug

by | Feb 7, 2009 | Chasing Caterpillars, Miscellaneous, Research

While Maria Sybilla Merian was in Surinam, South America, she  was given some of these insects in a box.  They are so unusual looking, I just had to see a real one.  Since I haven't managed to get to Surinam and the rainforest there, I bought a...