Author: Jean Drayovitch
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Life is symbolic, pony up to some positive ones…
Many different symbols have meaning to those who are celebrating good things in their lives. My favorite anecdote of the week came from Heather Hamel and a student’s description of the Bronco’s team being the “horse heads.” Maybe you are your helmet. American symbolism. Aside from horse heads, there is abundant symbolism in Hinduism with…
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Flora, Fauna, and Food
Hot topics for the month of January, 2014. Let’s start with the inspirations of Spring. Anyone else have confused plants in their yard? Budding blooms for the middle of January? My show-stopping Bougainvillea plant was frozen-wilt-brown-down to the branches, but my Bird of Paradise which is 12 feet away– has a new bloom. It’s as…
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Whitney Lab, Green Seaturtle Rehab
PITT pen Black with Sharpie. Base sketch done with graphite. www.whitney.ufl.edu
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Whitney Lab, Healthy Green Seaturtle in the Estuary
PITT pen Black and Sharpie. Base sketch in graphite. www.whitney.ufl.edu
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Cryptozoology, Swamp Thing
Indian ink PITT pen and Sharpie. Character development for Swampy by Heather M. Hamel, author.
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Child and Toy Horse
On a drawing pad, Black PITT pen Faber Castell and Sharpie marker. Base sketch in graphite HB. This gentle subject matter is from a detail in a vintage photo identified as 1920 Ellis Island, NYC. I can count on vintage stuff to inspire me.