In the ‘Iguanario’ in Manzanillo, Mexico
Our impromptu ‘guide’ in Manzanillo, Mexico took us down an unshaded sidewalk beside a canal. “From here on,” he said pointing, “iguana, iguana, iguana.” And there they were, all over […]
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Manzanillo on the Pacific Coast of Mexico
Despite several people advising us that Manzanillo was not much I was really looking forward to it primarily because we had never been there before. The bus that we had […]
Patterns in Nature: Fauna (& a Bit of Flora) in Costa Rica
A ‘cocodrilo‘ (crocodile) lurking amongst the flower petals in very pretty pond in Costa Rica.Also in Costa Rica, this tiny green and black patterned frog known as the Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates auratuz. Its […]
Lizards From Around the World
Over the years reptilian creatures have been slithering their way into my art work making me think that maybe it’s time to gather up a mass of lizards and see […]
Iguana Starts with the Letter I
Iguanas are perhaps my favourite lizard! The big old iguana we called El Jefe, The Boss. He lived in Franklin’s backyard in Ostional, Costa Rica – Franklin protected him from […]
Mixed media painting first assignment: ‘And all I could do was remember’
A blur of golden jaguar in the jungles of Costa Rica. The first assignment from my Mixed Media Painting classes was to do a painting inspired by the phrase, “And […]
