[Tom H]

WOW! Susan, You gotta be usin smoke and mirrors! Tom H

[Ron Davidson]

You call that playing Susan. I'd like to see what would happen if you got serious! Great Job wish I could play that good.

[Irish]

Hey Ron ... Yes, that one was play. I have done so many barns and mallard combinations during my time that any more it's sort of "burned into my brain".

Now, this one was work. It was almost more than I could chew up and spit out ... in fact it might cost me a trip to my dentist because of teeth gritting, and that's no bull.

Thanks, everyone, for the very nice words and warm welcome back.

Susan

[AlArchie]

Susan, I know you have been at these for a while, and I really don't feel quallified to comment on any of the works by you or any of the other fine artists here, but you seem to have refined this pyrography to a very fine process! It is surprising to me that you can get the suggestion of colors and shades from just the use of browns and blacks.....for instance, how you "burn" the WHITE into the facial fur and eyelashes of that bovine beauty! The subtleties you have worked into the animal is truly astounding. I really had to look very hard to see the fine definitions that made the contrasting details stand out so realistically.

Al

[Mottles]

Susan, your work on the bull is excellent. You really do have a wonderful sense of how much heat to use and working in the negative and postive spaces really help to discribe the eye lashes beautifully. Excellent Work!
Oh, not only would I have needed a trip to the dentist, but also I would have needed oxygen. As I tend to hold my breath when painting or woodburning.
Kathy

[Callynne]

Wow Susan, those are wonderful!! It's true, your work looks like old fashioned (my favorite) sepia pictures, they are that life like!! Thanks for sharing! Deborah

[squbrigg]

WOW Susan...that bull is awesome! And that ain't no bull!!! How you achieve the results you do, is simply amaizing!!! Well done .

Bob

[jax]

The Autumn Mallards burning is great!! but The Bull portrait has to be labeled as "Perfection"!!!!!!!!!


Jax.

[Pyrographer]

I've been out of it for a while too but that bull portrait is great as usual.

Nedra

[Dusty Buffalo]

I love duckies. This is absolutely fantastic. Just beautiful.