Since my last post I have visited the DeCordova Biennial, gone to the MET and MoMA in NYC, took a silk painting workshop to explore potential for layering transparent images, and visited a deer farm to photograph moving deer for my drawings.  I will also be photographing at an Elk farm December 7.

This is a photograph of the silk piece I made.  Behind it is a smaller colored sample piece I made.  See how the color shines through?  I like that.  I learned about other more transparent silks that may work better for what I have in mind.  The dye-steaming process is quite involved, so I may experiment with acrylics on silk instead and see what happens.

There were 300 deer at this farm.  When we entered the field of females, they crowded around curiously - poking their noses in my lens.  It was a great experience to be close to them and experience their personalities.

This was an exploration of birds - predators.  I was curious how they would look in this formation.  I explored the concept of a pool of water that the birds could see their reflection in. It is about 38 inches in diameter.

There are several more drawings that I will post by Thursday.