tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29018441.post4308620637014775980..comments2023-07-09T05:32:17.800-07:00Comments on Inner Artist: Old Drawings and EtchingsGabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13110316253802545811noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29018441.post-10929719082708862842014-01-16T06:05:52.590-08:002014-01-16T06:05:52.590-08:00Hi Gabrielle,
I'm sure you're right about...Hi Gabrielle,<br /><br />I'm sure you're right about enjoying the Bateman talk. I still am not the biggest lover of his work but I find I'm always in agreement with him about appreciating nature. He seems to be a powerful spokesman for how much is there and how much we're in danger of losing it.<br /><br />Ken Januskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984782169460110520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29018441.post-3105796463019952382014-01-15T17:10:53.625-08:002014-01-15T17:10:53.625-08:00Don't you love old natural history drawings an...Don't you love old natural history drawings and prints? I'll have to look up the Audubon print you mentioned. <br /><br />Your opening sentence made me laugh! Being alone in the woods during a light snowfall is indeed the most amazing quiet. So peaceful! Even just thinking about it is soothing. Back in September I saw Robert Bateman speak about how nature-deprived we are becoming. I think you would've really enjoyed his talk. Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110316253802545811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29018441.post-22337466917165970702014-01-15T06:10:52.647-08:002014-01-15T06:10:52.647-08:00So just what is wrong with a lot of man-made noise...So just what is wrong with a lot of man-made noise, Gabrielle?! Just kidding of course. I wonder if people even know that there is such a thing as a world that is not full of man-made noise. And just how refreshing it is. I did a bird count a few years ago in a light snowfall and no one else around. It was the most amazing quiet. Who knows at some point people may be willing to pay to have such an experience.<br /><br />A beautiful collection of drawings, etchings, etc. My wife happened upon an old print in a thrift store the other day that looked a bit similar. Her first reaction was that the bird looked like a flycatcher. I at first though vireo but then realized that she was probably right in thinking flycatcher. Then I saw the obvious sassafras leaves. So it almost certainly was an American artist rather than British. So I searched for 'flycatcher and sassafras' and immediately got the same image: Green-backed Flycatcher by Audubon. When I saw Green-backed I figured it might be what we call Acadian, the most common flycatcher of our locale, and sure enough that's what it was.<br /><br />I've had the most enjoyable time trying to figure out the IDs of these old prints she's collected over the years. Almost all of them look a lot like what you've shown here. I'll have to take a look at the Flickr stream.Ken Januskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984782169460110520noreply@blogger.com