Monday, January 04, 2010
Benson the 64lb carp, RIP 2009
Reading the festive 'looking-back-at-the-year' Angler’s Mail over the Christmas break, I read about and was inspired to sketch Benson, a 64lb common carp, who shuffled off his watery mortal coil to much media attention during 2009. Massive carp aren’t really my bag when it comes to fishing, though I do enjoy catching carp with a fly rod in the summer. But it must be something else to catch a true whopper like Benson and credit to anyone who managed to pull in this bag of spuds! Charcoal pencil and Quink ink on Khadi Indian rough paper.
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Peter! New here!
ReplyDeleteI found this site, and after looking through its entirety, put you in my favorites!
You work, your art, is fun, fresh, and unique.
I always enjoy a creative artist!
Thanks for sharing with us!
Hi billspaintingmn - thanks very much for stopping by an commenting, kind words indeed. Feedback like yours makes it all worthwhile ;) Looked at your site too - you have some fine paintings there, all the best for 2010!
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