LESSON #65 - Dragonflies

[Happychappy]

    Wow, Nina, you did an awesome job of the dragonflies.  The transparency of the wings are very well done, the colours are vibrant.  Excellent.  Patricia

[NHC50]

   Doina,    Jrhallo36,    Patricia, for your kind words. It was fun to do him.
Nina 

[Val]

Beautiful Nina.  I love watching these little guys hovering and darting about. Masters of flight!

[Rkymtnmary]

My version after a major mishap from being careless...I'd just finished the thorax on the little one and somehow touched it with my finger and smudged both left wings on it even outside the outline of its body and it was NOT a happy accident!  I fixed it up as best I could so if that one looks a bit odd, that's why.  But the best part was that I was doing this outside on my deck and as I was painting, a REAL dragonfly came by as if to visit...I did get a photo and will post as soon as I figure out how to get it from my phone to here...might be a while!    He's probably telling all his friends to stay off that crazy lady's deck!

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[Val]

You have got to come up with something better than that story if you expect us to believe you had a not happy accident. Not a crime scene in sight!     Love the face on this little fella 

[Rkymtnmary]

You know, Val, till you said that about his face, I hadn't really looked at it AS a face but as soon as I did, I just started laughing!  And now I can't STOP  !!!

[Val]

He is so unique he could star in his own comic strip!  What shall we call it..........

[Riya]

Nina and Mary your dragonflies look just awesome  , love the fine details and Mary i just love the story of the dragonfly that came by. I love dragonflies and butterflies and made a lot of photo's of them. Only this year we didn't see many of them, just a few.

[Happychappy]

    Mary, a very good job, no sign of any smudging .... sometimes our mistakes loom bigger than life in our minds and are not discernible to anyone else. Good job.  Patricia 

[jrhall036]

Mary, I love your little guy!  He's so cute!!  Although you wrote about your mishap, try as I might, I cannot see it.  Patricia is right.  We can readily see our own mistakes, but others will have to search high and low for them. Most of the time, they won't know about your struggles unless you tell them.  Good job here!! 

[NHC50]

  Val,    Riya,  Mary he does have a cute little face. Nice job. 
Nina 

[jennylynn]

WOW riya excellent job on your dragonflies and lefthanded too     knew you could do it and now so do you  you truly are an inspiration 
 
nina love your dragonflies the transparency of the wings are awesome 
 
mary brilliant job on your dragonflies too    love his face, and ahem!!  what mistake 

[Rkymtnmary]

Nina and Mary your dragonflies look just awesome  , love the fine details and Mary i just love the story of the dragonfly that came by. I love dragonflies and butterflies and made a lot of photo's of them. Only this year we didn't see many of them, just a few.

Thank you, Riya....would LOVE to see your pics...I still haven't figured how to get my little guy from my phone to here...maybe in the next century!  Thank you again!

[Rkymtnmary]

Mary, I love your little guy!  He's so cute!!  Although you wrote about your mishap, try as I might, I cannot see it.  Patricia is right.  We can readily see our own mistakes, but others will have to search high and low for them. Most of the time, they won't know about your struggles unless you tell them.  Good job here!! 

Patricia and Jani - Thank you so much for your sweet comments and you're right...my eyes keep going right to the scene of the crime!  I was really horrified when it happened because it went right over the transparency of the wings (both) and over the line into the background...it was kind of like a double fingerprint.  LOL  But I walked away for a while after it and I got it to where it wasn't headed immediately to the garbage file!  I still want to do it again and thanks so much for your words of encouragement.   

[Rkymtnmary]

Val,    Riya,  Mary he does have a cute little face. Nice job. 
Nina 

Thank you, Nina...I still keep laughing when I look at him and still haven't come up with a name per Val's request.  Definitely open to suggestion!  Thanks again..


Cracking me up, Jennylynn!  Thank you so much.  If I think of a name, will let you know!