White-tail doe, Work in Progress. Scratchboard, 14 x 11 in. Copyright 2008, Tania Nault.
Just popping in quickly to show you an early progress shot of something I’ve been working on for the Saskatchewan Wildlife Art Association Reflections of Nature Show 2008. One of the special competitions is a “Saskatchewan Big Game” series: last year the subject was Pronghorn Antelope, this year, White-tail Deer. Now, I’m pretty sure my deer will be something of a long shot: she’s not a big, well-antlered buck, and it won’t be in colour. But it she is a lovely young deer and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to show her off.
Deer Track. Photograph, 5 x 7 in. Copyright 2008, Tania Nault.
I don’t normally hold much stock in theories that combine shakey mathematical equations with psychological pronouncements, particularly when yesterday wasn’t such a bad day, but… today, not so hot. The planets seemed determined to align in such a way as to prevent me from getting even the simplest task finished; case-in-point: note the time on this blog post. Combine that with the current weather and road conditions and you have a formula that practically guarantees a cranky Tania. I will be back tomorrow with something more closely resembling a proper post, but before I leave I’d like to ask one question:
Why, oh why, oh why do people in Regina drive as though they’d never seen snow or a patch of ice before in their entire lives? I mean, I’d expect this sort of behaviour from the drivers in, oh, let’s say southern Texas who were “treated” to a freak snow storm on Christmas Eve 2004. (My in-laws were down south that year and regaled us with stories of closed roads, bridges and damaged fruit and vegetable crops.) But in Regina, seriously people, take a look around you, it’s winter here for half the year!
p.s. Buy a windshield scraper, you hoser!
