Blue Damsel Fly with Lily Pads

 Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty

Blue Damsel Fly with Lily Pads

Blue Damsel Fly

Foam, Feathers, Steel, Silk, Cotton, Water colours, Paper, Glue, UV Resin, Varnish, Pro Markers, Plastic

5" x 5" (12.6 cm x 12.6 cm)

© copyright Andy Jacobs of Damsel Brooches

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Lily Pads #458

gouache paint on Bristol paper

2.5" x 3.5" (6.35 cm x 8.89 cm) 

NOT A PRINT OR REPRODUCTION

202110086

© copyright Mike Kraus

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"The First Day"

Andy Jacobs

June 16th. A magical day.

The first day of the course fishing season.

I can see the bubbles rising amongst the lily pads.

Tench are feeding.

They brush against the pads, gently disturbing them, but the resting Damselfly warming it's wings stays still in the early morning sunshine.

I have had many early summer mornings like this.

Mist, sun, cuckoo's calling, Damsels and Tench. Happiness.

Having Fun During COVID-19

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Andy Jacob's passion for fly fishing and fly tying has been amalgamated with a craft business producing his completely unique brooches. These feature beautifully mounted representations of flies typically used to catch trout and other species of fish.  Each brooch is made by Andy from start to finish using the finest materials and to exacting standards.

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Store: DamselsBrooches.etsy.com

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Mike Kraus was born on the industrial shoreline of Muskegon, Michigan. After earning his Fine Arts Degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he attended Grand Valley State University for his graduate degree. From there, he gained varied experiences from the Chicago Architecture Foundation, Art Institute of Chicago, Hauenstein Center For Presidential Studies, Lollypop Farm Humane Society, and the Children's Memorial Foundation. And every place he worked, he had his sketchbook with him and found ways to be actively creative. In 2014, Kraus became a full-time artist by establishing Mike Kraus Art. Since then, he has sold thousands of paintings that are displayed in nearly every state and dozens of countries. Currently, Kraus lives in Rochester, New York with his beautiful wife and goofy dog.

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