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Posted on 1/20/2023 1:03:18 PM
By Susan Gainen
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2 Blue Curlews in Progress January 19, 2023
BLUE CURLEWS
December 1, December 5, December 13, December 18, January 7, January 19
BLUE CURLEWS
When they're not eating Blueberries, Blue Potatoes, Blue Corn, Blue Carrots, and Saskatoon Berries (among other Blue Foods), Blue Curlews are Climate Warriors. They are continually astonished that humans dump both useful and useless crap into the water and the air as if there would never be even the tiniest of consequences. Blue Curlews work closely with other Curlew Families, and with several international groups whose members include other birds, fish, mammals, insects and almost every living creatures. "Even if Humans are committed to sitting on their hands in the face of impending disaster -- we are not."
BLUE CURLEWS AND PATIENCE
The Curlews are one of many families in the Starry Night world whose portraits stand for the kind of patience that it will take to change the way that humans deal with the climate crisis.
ABOUT: Blue Curlews are painted with acrylic inks (Golden High Flow, Zillar, Liquitex, Daler-Rowney) and tiny brushes (Princeton Round #1).
Posted on 11/3/2022 11:53:24 AM
By Susan Gainen
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Curley Welcoming Group
A Whimsical Wildlife Documentarian's studio is usually disorganized and slightly nutty, and there is no exception made for Welcoming Purple Curlews.
Strawberry, Kiwi and Orange Curlew will co-chair the Welcoming Committee. They have ordered a mound of species-specific snacks for the main event. Max-the-Cat has agreed to provide this food on his usual zero budget. Because it may involve money laundering, no inquiries will be made.
Fortunately, it will take at least a month to complete this portrait, which is 2x3 feet. The stained glass grass pencil drawing is about 2/3 finished. I worked on it for four hours last night, and my hand hurts. Who is surprised? I'm looking forward to drawing the starry-night sky and to being lectured as I create Plaid Curlew's feathers. He is already grousing about his designs. But who argues with Curlews?
