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cainhowlett
1 year ago
Working On The Pencil Layout For The Next Block.

Working on the pencil layout for the next block.

The snake that makes me think of our watershed, Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis

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cainhowlett
1 year ago
Closer. Wip, The Layout Honestly Takes Me The Longest And I'm Messy, Working At It Until It's Close To

Closer. Wip, the layout honestly takes me the longest and I'm messy, working at it until it's close to what I see in my head, the carving is like gliding down hill at this point.

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cainhowlett
1 year ago
Finally Began Carving The Snake Block, Starting With The Crux Of It All, The Head.

Finally began carving the snake block, starting with the crux of it all, the head.

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cainhowlett
1 year ago
Spent The Last Couple Days Using The Din Of The Waves To Mask Hammering Out The Background To The Block
Spent The Last Couple Days Using The Din Of The Waves To Mask Hammering Out The Background To The Block

Spent the last couple days using the din of the waves to mask hammering out the background to the block and now nearly finished

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art California nature bay area Mendocino Sonoma printmaking illustration ink mokuhanga snek snake thamnophis calochortus flowers
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