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 I thought I would get All of these paintings dashed off in January...more fool me. I had a lot of fun designing the backgrounds, playing with gelli prints and papers, going back and fiddling until it felt right. Feeling pretty good about this little set. Now I am busy printing and assembling the cards and prints for my studio's that carry them. 

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The first time I saw a dipper was when I was walking along Carpenter Creek in New Denver. I noticed a little bird jumping into the water. I flattened an urge to try to help it because the creek was in full spring spate and I would have drowned if I had tried to enter the rushing water but I was feeling sad at the birds demise when it popped up again....and then it jumped back in the creek. I watched it for a bit as it merrily ducked in and out of the fast moving stream. I had never seen a songbird exhibit this type of behavior. A quick search on google when I arrived home solved the mystery. The American dipper is the only songbird in North America that catches all of its food underwater.

More information about dippers:  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/dippers-birds-alberta-naturalist-brian-keating-1.5979095

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 There are plenty of pheasants in Creston. They scare the heck out of me when they explode out of the orchards to fly over my head. I saw one strutting down our back alley this morning. They fly really well for such heavy bodied birds.

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