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mattybohan · Dec 15, 2011

another arachnid.... a crab spider from the backyard this summer

Bigshent · Dec 16, 2011

Excellent Matt as is your Blog. Ive spent ages working my way through it. I Just love your pencil work/fun:t:

mattybohan · Dec 17, 2011

Thanks Bigshent, I'm glad someone is looking at the blog!

Here is the most recent painting... another 5 x 7 inch dragonfly in watercolor. This is an Eastern Pondhawk.
Usually the paintings go along fairly smoothly, this one was almost ruined a few times. I was glad to get something decent in the end.

A WIP can be found here, going through all the mistakes that got me there.

colleenc · Dec 18, 2011

its a beauty Matty, I couldn't get a step by step at the blog for some reason

JTMB · Dec 18, 2011

Incredible work, Matty! Wonderful to be able to see and appreciate the details on the critter.

mattybohan · Dec 18, 2011

Thanks for the comments. I double checked the blog link. It should cooperate. You do need to have a flash enabled to view the step-by-step... its the black backgrounded image with text. The arrows below allow you to progress forward or back through the images and comments.

Woody · Dec 21, 2011

What a beautiful little spider!

You certainly had one or two hiccups with the pondhawk, I must admit I smiled to myself at the thought of your reaction to the spitting airbrush! Turned out a good'un in the end though.

Mike

mattybohan · Dec 21, 2011

Thanks Mike... they don't always cooperate, do they?! I haven't used the airbrush in years and I guess it needed to remind me of the neglect. Lesson learned.

mattybohan · Jan 8, 2012

Time to get back into the swing of things after the holidays...
This is an ant-mimicking jumping spider that I found on the bathroom faucet one morning.

timwootton · Jan 9, 2012

Terrific work - this overhead three-quarter view works brilliantly. Very nice.

mattybohan · Feb 4, 2012

catching up a little....
A blue-spotted salamander from the woods behind the house
Our 7+ year old one-eyed pet toad (lawn mower accident)
A Daring Jumping Spider from the backyard

solitaryVSong · Feb 4, 2012

There's something really striking about the salamander drawing.

Bigshent · Feb 4, 2012

I like toady,It looks like a hell of a lot of work went into the skin :t:

Lykos · Feb 5, 2012

great

tbbilbo · Feb 11, 2012

These pencil sketches are great, Matty. You've got me seriously thinking about doing some pencil sketches of my own. Thanks for the inspiration. TB.

ARTHUR BISHOP · Feb 12, 2012

Superb sketching

Drellas · Feb 14, 2012

The toad ist just great... cool chap. O

buzzard12 · Feb 18, 2012

The lawnmower has added much character Matty, what a brilliat little piece that is...so very well drawn. These small works really should see the light on a publishers desktop...

mattybohan · Feb 23, 2012

Thanks all... she is a pretty toad and is hungry right now. I need to get some meal worms at the pet store!

Here is the next watercolor a marsh fly:
5x7 inch transparent watercolor
The detail image is about 2 x 3 inches
A WIP can be found here.

Nick Sinden · Feb 23, 2012

Brilliantly 3-dimensional fly!

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