There is always some rich person who collects specific things. I wonder what you would get for it on an auction?
Sheralmyst: Neoarcheologist! 
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First thanks for sharing the pics of your local wildlife. I’m jealous! lol
I had a good laugh about the banana. I actually thought the student should have been paid twice the amount the original “artist” got for his own rendition of the the piece. All it needed was a fancy name to make it even more a-peeling. ;`D
Is that stone from your yard?
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The stone is another artifact. Likely a small axe head. It is broken across the bottom. We are having deluges of rain. Each round washes more things up.
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I know why I didn’t: I just like to mess with squishy buttery paint! 
Though I have to admit I am struggling right now trying to capture more light effects in my landscapes. I’ve gone back to making small studies, 5x7" acrylic on watercolour paper, to that end. Strangely I have also gone back to work on an abstract that I put aside over a year ago that is, iirc, 4x6 feet. It is propped up on the bookcase in the bedroom, next to the finished one in that series. lol So far no paint spilled, and Mal hasn’t mentioned that he’s noticed the changes I’ve been making to that painting. ;`) My whole house is my studio.
I’m longing to go back to oils, but I don’t have the stamina to both paint and clean up with the oils.
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I’m impressed! Those are quite beautiful.
Is he creating the skins a well?
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Yes he creates the skins. On a piece of plexiglass, I think.
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Trying to get back into paint mode. The green stuff is quickly taking over my private dig site 
and it is getting so very hot.
How is everyone else?
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I’ve been occupied with blood tests and CT scans this week, so not much actual painting done. I find out the results on the twelfth. I will certainly be feeling distracted until then.
I did, however manage to start a swatch chart that shows the saturation of pigments right out of the tube. So far, ultramarine and phthalo blue green shade, Cad red medium, quinacridone magenta, Cad yellow medium, and cad yellow light. Those tend to be my regular go-to palette, though I often change out the blues or add earth pigments like ochres, etc. So I thought I would start with them.
Thanks for asking! Looking forward to seeing more of your paintings and other creative work. Glad you are finally starting to feel a little better. <3
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I’ve been in a creative slump.
More than that, I’ve got a terrible case of ‘demotivated syndrome’. Just can’t get enthusiastic about anything.
A few weeks back, I did some yardwork, revamping an old orchard behind my house into a ‘foresty’ area with many new forest species. My wife & I also made a decent 15-minute long walking track extension through a denser valley area on our property, which we have added to our daily walk-zone. Dogs love it because it includes water to play in.
After that, though, I went flop & lost my get-up-&-go.
I have a (salvaged) motorcycle project thats been sitting dormant for ages with all its new parts just sitting there …but nope… can’t even get motivated to get into that, which is pretty weird since bikes are my main hobby.
At least I’m getting the normal chores done, just not doing any creative stuff at the moment.
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