Posted in Drawing, Nature, Panama, Science, plein air, rainforest, travel, tropics on September 30, 2007 | 14 Comments »
The finest way to draw–Bluegray tanagers sketched from a comfortable hammock on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Right on the other side of that railing is a fruiting tree. Note the pink toenails- on the artist, not the bird. But where is my drink with the umbrella?
I don’t even know where to start, but let me [...]
Posted in Nature, Panama, birding, birds, rainforest, travel, tropics on September 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Just a few quick thoughts from the morning: down here on the isthmus you will see toucans, trogons and other tropical bird species. But this time of year-migration time-you’ll see your backyard buddies in an exotic new context. How fun is it to wander down a muddy trail surrounded by lianas and palms and great [...]
Posted in Nature, Panama, Science, rainforest, tropics on September 19, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’m here in the Panama rainforest with no way to upload a photo or sketch, so I’ll just have to make a word picture until I have all that ironed out. They only just got the internet back up and running yesterday. It, along with telephone connection, was completely down from Friday to Tuesday so [...]
