aren't you a part of society?

i wish not. but here i am using wireless internet from somewhere nearby to make a blogpost. im a slave to blogging. enjoy these pictures of our canoe trip thus far. heading back out august 1 for five more days!

From my sketch book...

I went to Moose Jaw and Saskatoon today, with my fellow Dunlop co-workers, to visit some of the other fine art galleries in Saskatchewan. It was very interesting, and I discovered that I would really like to work at the Mendel. It is a beautiful gallery, and has many great programs for the public. Anyway, on the way back home I did some sketches of the landscape, this one is my favorite.

Rooster in Flight

Since I started on this rooster commission I've become aware of the various barnyard animal decor available- and there's a lot of it. It's like this weird barnyard decorating cult. Cows, pigs, sheep,and roosters are the four most common animals. You can buy almost anything imaginable with the barnyard animal of your choosing stamped or painted, or molded into the shape of it. I draw the line at barnyard themed wallpaper... thats just unforgivable. Well, I guess this is my contribution to the fine art of Rooster Portraiture. Actually, I would really like to have a real rooster as a pet, along with a few hens, they are pretty interesting creatures. Or maybe I'll just get some of those rooster and hen lawn ornaments instead, with the solar light panels so they light up at night. yeah!

Its a triptych, so here is the left side

middle

rightside