Art I'm Making: Untitled Collage No. 233 (Santa Rosa)

Another relatively recent collage—forgot to post this one.... This is Untitled Collage No. 233 (Santa Rosa). July 3, 2021

Acrylic on paper, acrylic monotype, collage. Image size: 19.1 x 11.3cm (7.5 x 4.5 inches). Matted to 14 x 11 inches. Signed on the mat. Signed and dated on the reverse. A quiet, contemplative piece. 

 

For more of my abstract monotype collages, visit my website at: https://ctalcroft.wixsite.com/collage-site

Rain: More Rain—Rain expected on and off all week

It rained overnight (December 21-22) and rain is in the forecast every day into next week. We'll see what materializes, but, so far, as of the morning of December 22, we've had 0.70 inches of new rain since last reporting. That brings our total for the year so far to 17.75 inches.  

[Edit: As predicted, we've had more rain. As of of the morning of December 24, we've had another 2.15 inches of precipitation. That brings our total to 19.90 inches--and it's supposed to rain again on Christmas Day and the day after.]

[Edit: We've had another 1.45 inches since last reporting, so our total now stands at 21.35 inches as of the afternoon of December 28.]

Art I'm Making: Untitled Collage No. 234 (Santa Rosa)

A fairly recent collage. This is Untitled Collage No. 234 (Santa Rosa). August 25, 2021. Acrylic on paper. acrylic monotype collage. Image size: 20.2 x 21.6cm (8.0 x 8.5 inches). Matted to 16 x 20 inches. Signed on the mat. Signed and dated on the reverse.

For more of my abstract monotype collage work, visit my website at

https://ctalcroft.wixsite.com/collage-site/

Birds I'm Watching: 2021 Santa Rosa Christmas Bird Count (December 19, 2021)

I participated in the Santa Rosa Christmas Bird Count this year, as I do most years. I hiked with the group that covers the area that includes Spring Lake, Howarth Park, and also Strawberry School Park. It's a small area, really, but we managed to see 75 species despite missing a few birds we normally see, such as Wild Turkeys, White-throated Sparrows, Pileated Woodpeckers, and House Sparrows. We saw nothing rare, but most of the usual suspects. A Western Tanager was perhaps the most unexpected bird--rare at this time of year. We did, however, see three Pacific Wrens, which is fairly unusual. Shown above is a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Below is a Hermit Thrush.