High Society

5x7" pastel on archival sanded paper

In yesterday's post I mentioned that I was at
the Newport beach pier having a cherry coke.
Well I also had a Santa Fe burger and some fries.
I couldn't eat all of my fries, but I knew a few
feathered friends that would. So I gathered them
up into a paper napkin and off I went. All it
took was one wave of my arm and I suddenly
felt like I was in a Hitchcock movie.
It didn't take long for the pigeons and gulls
to gobble up my leftovers. One seagull
flew in a bit too late, but was kind enough to pose
for me anyway.

American Goldfinch

8x10"
pastel on suede mat board
I am trying out this new ground to work on.
It's very soft and it accepts the pastel well, but it
is not very forgiving in that any misplaced marks
cannot be erased. It works well for the texture
of the soft feathers.

Pine Cone Treat

4 1/2 cups rendered suet
1 cup dried and crumbled whole wheat bread
1/2 cup shelled sunflower seeds
1/4 cup millet
1/4 cup raisins or chopped dried apples

Melt suet in a saucepan over low heat.
Mix the rest of the ingredients together in a large bowl.
Allow the suet to cool until slightly thickened,
then stir it into the mixture in the bowl. Mix thoroughly.
Stuff the mixture in between the "petals" of a pine cone.
Hang onto an tree and watch your birds devour it!

Cardinals

8x10"
Colored pencil on paper