It's been a busy month for me. As I mentioned in June, I was working on 2 drawings for the Cold-Blooded Creations Art Show, which is held every August in Daytona Beach Florida. I usually send a few pictures down and this year I wanted to have only new work.
In June, I finished the drawing of a blue-tongued lizard from Australia(seen at beginning of this post). The twisty tree root is what I think pulls the viewer in and it was fun to do. These are friendly lizards and even wild specimens can be very docile.
The adder picture, completed in July, was inspired by an interview with author Lisa Glass, who told about one summer when some beaches in England had an overpopulation of adders. I decided to do a picture of a snake in a place we don't often think of them, the seaside. Both pictures were done in pen & several color inks, plus an inky wash for shadows and on the adder, the dune grass was in acrylic. Both were drawn on yellowish calligraphy paper, which I like for certain subjects.

In other arty news, I was accepted into the Westlake-Westshore Arts Council annual juried show, which was this month too. The display was at a local library and was the largest show yet by that organization. My rhino drawing was among a high quality selection of pieces in various media. This show always has exceptional photographs and there was a couple I wished I could've afforded to buy.