Pen And Ink

Tasha in pen and ink. Golden retriever portrait.

kingfisher, belted kingfisher, pen and ink, pen, drawing, pen & ink

The belted kingfisher

Large Mouth Bass Study

pen and ink, osprey, fledgling, art, artist

The Fledgling

Logging, Horses, horse logging, skidding, historic logging

Skidding logs with a big wheels and a team.

golden retriever, Blitz, pheasant, ringnecks, pheasant hunting, watercolor, watercolour, pen and ink, painting

Blitz, a contented retriever.

spike buck, buck, blacktail, Columbian Blacktail deer, deer, deer hunting

Spike Buck, Columbian Blacktail Deer in pen and ink.

Steam engine, pen and ink, historic logging, Sierra

“Betsy”

watercolor, pen and ink, pen & ink, illustration, roadrunner, mixed media

Roadrunner in Watercolor and, pen and ink.

hooded merganser, merganser, waterfowl, birds, birding, pen and ink, drawing, wildlife, wildlife art

Hooded Merganser in pen and ink.

quail, California Valley Quail, pen and ink, pen, ink, drawing, wildlife

California Valley Quail on sentry duty.

California valley quail, California quail, valley quail, quail

California Valley Quail, Callipepla californica, in pen and ink. This is the male. The covey often has one bird acting as lookout. This one sits on a stone fence.

yellow lab, Labrador retriever, lab, hunting dog, dog, portrait, pen and ink, ink drawing

His name is Ducky. I did this pen and ink portrait as auction prize for our retriever club a few years ago.

watercolor, watercolour, pen and ink, golden retriever, pheasant, hunting

Blitz follows her nose to the prize.

pen and ink, log truck, loggers, logging

A loaded log truck heading to town.

steam donkey, steam yarder, Willette Steam donkey, Willamette Iron Works, pen and ink, pen, drawing, watercolor, WIP

Steam Donkey, inking is complete.

Canada goose, gander, birds, birding, pen and ink, drawing

Canada Goose Gander in pen and ink.

Past and Future

Hunter

He looks a bit Hungry

Gopher Snake

Canyon Live Oak, Oak, acorns, pen and ink

Canyon Live Oak acorns in pen and ink.

Osprey, pen and ink, drawing, wildlife, nature, ink

More art.

osprey, pen and ink, nature, wildlife, drawing, portrait

The osprey have inspired art from yours truly.

forester, golden retriever, drawing, pen and ink, ink, ink drawing, dog, forester artist

“A Forester and his Dog”‘ pen and ink.

Bliss

deer, black tail deer, buck, Columbia black tail deer

black bear,black tail deer, pen and ink, drawing, wildlife

Many fawns are killed each spring by black bears. Brand new fawns know instinctively to lay perfectly still. They have no almost smell. If the fawn doesn’t move a muscle and the bear is up wind it my not see the little deer.

geese, Canada geese, pen and ink, drawing

A pair of Canada Geese in pen and ink.

Black Tail Deer

The red tail huntress with her prey

Make sure the lid is tight or your bait will get away.

Sunfish 1

California Ground Squirrel

“Gray Fox” in pen and ink.

pen and ink, ink, drawing, sketch, sawmill, teepee burner

Most old sawmills had teepee burners.

Pacific Fisher, fisher, wildlife, pen and ink, drawing, animals, mammals, art

Pondersosa pine, pine cone, pen and ink, ink, drawing

Ponderosa pine cone in pen and ink.

Teka

drawing, bear skull, black bear, pen and ink, pen drawing, wildlife

Bear Skull in pen and ink.

American Black Bear, (Ursus americanus), the biggest predator in our woods.

Bald Eagle

Dusky Grouse

fox, vixen, pen and ink, art, wildlife, nature

The Fox

coyote, watercolor, watercolour, pen and ink, ink drawing, wildlife

Coyote in mixed media. Done with pen and ink, and watercolor.

Sandhill Crane

black bird, pen and ink, photo, photography, logs, salvage, forestry, timber

Black birds feast.

pen and ink, pen, drawing, cormorant, wildlife, nature

The cormorants moved like poetry in the surf.

logepole pine, cone, pine cone, pen and ink, drawing, sketch, plein air

Plein air pen and ink of a lodgepole pine cone.

A window to the woods.

Gray sqirrel, pen, ink, pen and ink,pen & ink, drawing, wildlife

Giving the look!

Pen and ink, traction engine, historic, logging, lumber

A steam traction engine hauling lumber.

Bliss, golden retriever, dog, puppy, poison, amanita ocreata, Destroying Angel

Bliss in watercolor, and pen and ink.

Bo was our first Golden Retriever. He traveled with me for many years throughout the Sierra Nevada. He had visited more of the Sierras the most people will ever see.

pen and ink, drawing, portrait, Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe in pen and ink.

Lloyd Livingston

Large Mouth Bass Study 2

pen and ink, otter, wildlife, nature, ink, pen & ink, drawing, animals

Three otters resting on a log.

Forester, pen and ink, boots, forester artist, drawing, Timber In The Working Forest

Forester’s Boot, in pen and ink.

otter, pen and ink, drawing, ink, wildlife

Otter in pen and ink.

pen and ink, drawing, white-headed woodpecker, wildlife, forester artist

Uncle Sam, locomotive, steam engine, railroad logging, Diamond Match, logging, pen and ink

The “Uncle Sam”, hauling logs in the Sierra Nevada.

Redtails Coarsgold Serrano Sizzle JH, “Ruby”

pen and ink, vintage logging art, logging art

Circa 1940’s, loggers use a two man chainsaw to fell a large Douglas-fir.

Best Traction Engine, traction engine, pen and ink, logging, old time, logs

The Best Steam Traction Engine.

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artbyzowielouan on January 3, 2013 at 10:59 am said:

You have a fantastic skill with ink, it’s wonderful! 🙂

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- foresterartist on January 3, 2013 at 11:22 am said:
  
  Thank you so much!
  
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Deb on February 1, 2013 at 3:41 pm said:

These drawings are fantastic!

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- foresterartist on February 1, 2013 at 4:36 pm said:
  
  Wow Deb, thank you so much!
  
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Silvia on February 5, 2013 at 2:30 pm said:

Beautiful drawings!

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- foresterartist on February 5, 2013 at 2:32 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much Silvia.
  
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Maddie Cochere on February 7, 2013 at 7:02 pm said:

Really wonderful drawings, Tim. I love the dogs first (dogs always come first), and then the skidding logs piece is superb.

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- foresterartist on February 10, 2013 at 11:21 am said:
  
  Thanks Maddie, I hear you, gotta love those dogs!
  
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rlte on April 6, 2013 at 4:49 am said:

Some very interesting photography. Delicate ink work. Way to go and thanks for visiting my blog. Rlte

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- foresterartist on January 17, 2014 at 8:49 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much. I don’t know how I missed you comment for April, wow! I’ve been slacking!
  
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eightdecades on April 10, 2013 at 10:18 pm said:

Hello and thanks for dropping in to my blog. I always enjoy a fellow artist, you have some very fine art work and done with a passion for the great outdoors, I also like your photographs. Great collection of images. I hope you have plans to get your art work out there more than just blogging. Wildlife and animal images are always in demand. Good stuff well done.

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- foresterartist on April 11, 2013 at 6:29 am said:
  
  Thanks John. I’ve got some projects out there for the art. I haven’t pursued the photography. Maybe sometime, however I really appreciate your comment.
  
  By the way, I love your illustrations!
  
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  - eightdecades on April 11, 2013 at 7:45 am said:
    
    And thank you as well. I see you work in the timber industry, I have had a long history of working with wood, on the making things side of it . Worked many years in carpentry and did my art on the side too. About 30 years ago I started just doing art and design work, so I understand the doing two things at once.
    You have a great natural feel to your work, like one can feel the daylight and the moment. good stuff, thanks.
    
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Divya on April 15, 2013 at 7:27 am said:

Tim would love to see more of your ink work… have you had the chance to do any lately… Your perfection with the lines deserves more…

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sriramjanak on June 1, 2013 at 10:11 am said:

Awesome….:-)

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- foresterartist on June 1, 2013 at 11:35 am said:
  
  Thank you
  
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lavendermoongirlblog on July 8, 2013 at 1:56 am said:

I love your beautifully detailed drawings.

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- foresterartist on July 8, 2013 at 6:23 am said:
  
  Thank you so much.
  
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Mary Dreamsculptor on July 8, 2013 at 5:24 pm said:

Your drawings in ink are wonderful Tim! Creating that much detail with ink needs great skill, as erasers don’t work on it. I did a few portrait sketches using a normal ballpoint pen many years ago, but now I’m not sure whether I can draw without my kneaded eraser at hand!

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- foresterartist on July 8, 2013 at 9:08 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much Mary. What can I say. I prefer pen and ink, and watercolor. I’m a risk taker! I don’t need any erasers, however I do go through a lot of paper when I mess up. Did I say I go through a “LOT” of paper. 😉
  
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carmenw503 on July 10, 2013 at 4:55 pm said:

Love these. Is that a feather floating into oblivion?

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- foresterartist on July 10, 2013 at 6:29 pm said:
  
  It is kind of twilight zoney, but no. Imagine you are looking straight down on a fishing bobber floating in the water, with a large fish under the water.
  
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  - carmenw503 on July 10, 2013 at 6:54 pm said:
    
    Oh! With the water rippling out?! I had my eyes on the bobber as being the centre of the circle and not a bobber. (and you know already I thought your fish was a feather) 🙂 Thanks for clearing that up 🙂
    
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    - foresterartist on July 10, 2013 at 8:14 pm said:
      
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      - carmenw503 on July 11, 2013 at 4:14 pm said:
        
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MuseWriter on July 17, 2013 at 8:27 pm said:

so beautiful! the dogs are my favorite as well!

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- foresterartist on July 17, 2013 at 8:50 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much. You have a beautiful blog.
  
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Paula Kuitenbrouwer on July 31, 2013 at 2:51 am said:

Tim, I enjoy sauntering through your blog, as if through a forest. You show lots of talent and adventures.

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- foresterartist on July 31, 2013 at 9:44 am said:
  
  Thank you so much Paula. Please saunter through anytime.
  
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Evelyn Yee on August 13, 2013 at 3:25 pm said:

Beautiful work. Wow, love them.

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- foresterartist on August 16, 2013 at 4:29 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much Evelyn. I was checking out your blog. I love your urban sketches, very nice! I think here I have to settle for rural scetching. 😉
  
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gpcox on October 4, 2013 at 10:10 am said:

Magnificent, what a talent!

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- foresterartist on October 4, 2013 at 11:31 am said:
  
  Thank you so much. What a nice comment. Love your blog by the way. I was reading up on Korea. It is all very interesting, I never knew a lot about the Korean war. I have an uncle who served in it.
  
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  - gpcox on October 5, 2013 at 2:35 am said:
    
    If your uncle has any stories, feel free to include them here – the more the merrier. I want everybody heard and all the men remembered. Your uncle’s name?
    
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    - foresterartist on October 6, 2013 at 9:10 pm said:
      
      David Norcross
      
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Gaynor's Flora on December 2, 2013 at 4:34 pm said:

Thank you ‘liking’ my blogs about pen& ink. I see that you are accomplished yourself. I like the logging pictures in particular. Gaynor

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- foresterartist on December 3, 2013 at 12:05 pm said:
  
  Thank you Gaynor. I find your work beautiful. I will have to come back and look at your earlier posts. It is a wonderful thing that you are sharing you talent with student artists. That is a ministry all in it’s self.
  
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chrishaywood31 on January 2, 2014 at 9:53 am said:

I love the high detail of your loggings pictures. Pen and ink is a medium I have always admired.

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- foresterartist on January 2, 2014 at 10:52 am said:
  
  Thank you so much Chris. I like the high contrast of the pen and ink. It is a fun and unforgiving media like Watercolors. By the way, you Watercolors are gorgeous! I really enjoy them.
  
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  - chrishaywood31 on January 3, 2014 at 5:17 am said:
    
    Thank you so much!
    
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grahammcquade on February 27, 2014 at 11:53 pm said:

some nice pen and ink work especially with the animals and the loggers. Thanks for your interest in my work. Graham McQuade

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- foresterartist on February 28, 2014 at 9:46 am said:
  
  Thank you Graham, I appreciate the comment.
  
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David on May 28, 2014 at 2:49 pm said:

Excellent detail and values. Pen and inks are my favorite.

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- foresterartist on May 30, 2014 at 10:53 am said:
  
  Mine too, I’ve always been drawn to the high contrast. No pun intended!
  
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metiefly on May 31, 2014 at 6:00 am said:

Inspiring talent! What comes across the most, for me, is your appreciation of nature. Wonderful!

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- foresterartist on June 1, 2014 at 7:15 am said:
  
  Thank M!
  
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Anonymous on July 15, 2014 at 12:05 pm said:

Thanks for visiting my blog and liking my most recent post. It gave me a chance to check out your work. Your pen and ink drawings are great, I appreciate your love of nature.

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- foresterartist on July 15, 2014 at 6:31 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much!
  
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Pam's Pictorama on November 16, 2014 at 8:47 am said:

Wow, I can see why you liked my post Wild Cats at Play! You do beautiful work.

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- foresterartist on November 16, 2014 at 10:22 am said:
  
  Thanks Pam. I always like seeing those old pen and inks like your wildcat post. There is always something to learn from them.
  
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  - Pam's Pictorama on November 16, 2014 at 10:51 am said:
    
    You might be interested in seeing some of my husband’s work (Kim Deitch) – there’s a pencil on the Nov 11 blog post I did or you can see some on his FB page – although you might enjoy that just for looking at all the early illustration we post there. Kim is always posting turn of the century illustration. Thanks for liking the post and happy drawing!
    
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    - foresterartist on November 16, 2014 at 4:20 pm said:
      
      Very cool site. He’s posted some great stuff. I have seen his work before, also very cool.
      
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      - Pam's Pictorama on November 16, 2014 at 4:28 pm said:
        
        Thanks! We have fun with it – we’re a bit heavy on silent film posts at the moment. Glad to have you take a look!
        
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Fragments of Light on January 9, 2015 at 6:08 am said:

gorgeous black and white work! you’ve captured so much depth, just through tonality!

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- foresterartist on January 9, 2015 at 1:49 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much Colleen!
  
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Carl D'Agostino on January 27, 2015 at 3:23 am said:

You are very talented.

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- foresterartist on January 27, 2015 at 9:17 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much Carl!
  
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Forest Edge Studio on February 24, 2015 at 4:17 pm said:

Great mastery of a very difficult medium!

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- foresterartist on February 27, 2015 at 4:43 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much Claire!
  
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Dixie on March 13, 2015 at 4:42 pm said:

Love pen and ink. These are great.

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- foresterartist on March 13, 2015 at 8:57 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much Dixie!
  
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ArtbyLinz on April 12, 2015 at 11:59 pm said:

I just love your work!! Beautifully done.

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- foresterartist on April 13, 2015 at 1:07 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much Lindsay!
  
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teresawentzler on April 17, 2015 at 4:59 am said:

Enjoying your work very much… the black and white, the color and the photography! Thanks for sharing it!

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- foresterartist on April 17, 2015 at 7:00 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much Teresa! I really appreciate your kind words.
  
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inkymaise on June 15, 2015 at 4:15 pm said:

Thank you for visiting my blog, Tim… Your own drawings are beautifully realised. The observation is incredible.

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- foresterartist on September 17, 2015 at 9:42 am said:
  
  Thank you so much Maisie!
  
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simpledimple on February 14, 2016 at 4:10 pm said:

Love your beautiful drawings! Have enjoyed a peek in here. Cheers! 🙂

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- foresterartist on February 14, 2016 at 10:55 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much!! I’m honored that you stop by.
  
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  - simpledimple on February 15, 2016 at 9:22 am said:
    
    My pleasure! Your blog was worth the visit. Thanks for displaying those beautiful drawings. 🙂
    
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sriramjanak on August 7, 2016 at 8:56 pm said:

Awesome work…:-)

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- foresterartist on August 10, 2016 at 10:51 am said:
  
  Thank you so much Sriram!
  
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Sartenada on November 19, 2016 at 11:43 pm said:

You have made real art. I love all of them.

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- foresterartist on November 20, 2016 at 8:21 am said:
  
  Thank you so much Sartenada!
  
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Effie Carayannis on January 31, 2017 at 12:17 am said:

You’re work is absolutely stunning!

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- foresterartist on January 31, 2017 at 6:05 am said:
  
  You’re too kind Effie! Thank you.
  
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Judy on April 14, 2017 at 12:18 pm said:

Love them all …especially the birds!

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- foresterartist on November 4, 2017 at 1:41 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much Judy! I’m not sure how I missed you comment earlier and am sorry I didn’t respond in April.
  
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pixelpaintstudio on November 4, 2017 at 12:18 pm said:

Love your animal pen and ink drawings

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- foresterartist on November 4, 2017 at 1:36 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much Liz!
  
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chatou11 on April 8, 2019 at 3:12 am said:

How beautiful Tim, you are a wonderful artist!

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hitandrun1964 on November 17, 2019 at 2:15 pm said:

So beautiful.

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Enviroart on November 22, 2019 at 12:20 pm said:

WOW! That is impressive !

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- foresterartist on December 12, 2019 at 1:46 pm said:
  
  Thank you Suzanne!
  
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chrisbkm on May 6, 2023 at 5:57 pm said:

Awesome work Tim!

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- foresterartist on May 7, 2023 at 7:05 am said:
  
  Thank you Chris!
  
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