Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Gambel's Quail

The desert is heating up, and with the higher temps, more and more animals come to take refuge in our yard. The house casts a shadow in the afternoon, and I put water out for all of the thirsty creatures. Sometimes, the dog gets a little too excited about the visitors, barking and scaring them away, but sometimes he is in doggie dreamland, and misses out on the visits. It is when he misses out that I can get some photos.

I have a great, short video of a jackrabbit nibbling on our Palo Verde Tree, but I am having some technical difficulties uploading it (it's sideways right now, and I don't know how to fix that.) If I can figure out how to post it, I will share it with you.

Until then, you will have to settle for some of my new quail paintings:
"Baby Steps." Collage, acrylic and oil on canvas, 8 x 8 inches. ©2013 Karine Swenson

"On the Move." Collage, acrylic and oil on canvas, 8 x 8 inches. ©Karine Swenson

"Take a Bow." Collage, acrylic and oil on canvas, 8 x 8 inches. ©Karine Swenson

2 comments:

Patty said...

Karine, these are wonderful! I love the combinations of texture and patterning.

Annie said...

Karine,
I love these! The are awesome. xoxo