Melissa Fischer's photostream

This is Jade, the Mallard drake who used to visit our stream for a week or two every spring along with Agate, his mate.

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Uploaded on Jan 5, 2010

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Uploaded on Jan 5, 2010

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This is Oakley, a client dog I really love. He's a big, goofy, friendly, enthusiastic boy,...

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Uploaded on Dec 21, 2009

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This is Maxi. When his people adopted him from the pound last summer, he was a pretty tough guy,...

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Uploaded on Dec 18, 2009

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I stood by my window to sketch these birds. We have a ledge right outside the window and every...

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Uploaded on Dec 17, 2009

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We had our small group over for Bible study this evening. A perfect situation for...

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Uploaded on Dec 17, 2009

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Back to regular watercolors today. My favorite color medium. The WC pencils are fun and...

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Uploaded on Dec 14, 2009

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Ball point pen-- so easy to use! I was doing some planning for some Christmas paintings I want to do, as well as idly sketching my dogs, as usual.

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Uploaded on Dec 14, 2009

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A quick watercolor sketch from life. I love this dog! I've been playing with watercolor pencils...

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Uploaded on Dec 13, 2009

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Another of the same Rose-breasted Grosbeak. It seems I paint this fellow a couple of times every...

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Uploaded on Dec 13, 2009

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I really like the idea of integrating my day in my journal, so I've started adding a bit more of...

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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2009

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Today Doc, a German Shepherd with Separation Anxiety, arrived for ten days of training. It took a...

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Uploaded on Dec 10, 2009

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Practicing with several different pens. I like the Staedtler pigment liner the best-- very smooth...

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Uploaded on Dec 10, 2009

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I snapped a photo (while Steve was driving) as we drove north along I81 in western Virginia in the...

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Uploaded on Dec 9, 2009

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This is on the facing page to the birds at the feeder. Bituminous loves eye contact more than any...

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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2009

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I sit in my rocking chair with Bituminous in my lap and go back and forth between sketching...

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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2009

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This is one of many practice sketches for a larger painting of a Border Collie herding sheep....

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Uploaded on Dec 7, 2009

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This fellow was at my feeder and I snapped a quick shot of him. Done without preliminary sketch.

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Uploaded on Dec 7, 2009

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