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Zeeland, MI
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Title
Northern Crayfish Aka Small Dragon Shrimp 2
Artist
Conni Schaftenaar
Medium
Drawing - Colored Pencil On Paper
Description
Colored pencil drawing of a Northern Crayfish, by Conni Schaftenaar
Prismacolor and Cezanne Colored Pencils on Koh-i-noor Heavy Drawing Paper.
My brother lives near Denver Colorado and goes fishing often. He caught some Northern, or "Virile", crayfish that are about half the size of a small lobster and sent me photos. I did two drawings to send to him. His wife is Chinese-American, and in Mandarin, a Crayfish is called a "small dragon shrimp"! I love that!
I was fascinated with the color of the claws, the size of the crayfish (we grew up in Michigan and our crayfish in local waters are maybe an inch and a half to 2 inches long) and the huge orange knobby growths along the claws. They are ugly and beautiful all at the same time!
3rd Place Tie in the Any Arthropods contest, May 2021
Featured in:
Seashells Sea Creatures and Sea Treasures, November 2023
Uploaded
October 21st, 2020
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Zeeland, MI - United States
thanks to the group Seashells Sea Creatures and Sea Treasures for the feature on 11/25/2023!
Kerrville, Te - United States
I used to keep crayfish in an aquarium in my classroom. Sometimes a student would catch and present me with an unusual looking one, including an all blue. You have caught their personality perfectly! l/f
Merritt Island, Fl - United States
A fascinating subject, beautifully created, Conni. I agree that the colors are both ugly and beautiful. f/l
Danville, KY - United States
Dear Conni, CONGRATULATIONS on your TIED THIRD PLACE WIN in the Arthropods Contest…YAY!…so well deserved!…you painted an amazing diptych
Martville, NY - United States
Congratulations, Conni, on your Win in the Arthropods Contest for this beautiful image! I love it! Voted.
Zeeland, MI - United States
Thanks, Kay, Megan and Laurel, for your support - appreciate your votes!
Niceville, Fl - United States
Congratulations on your tie for a 3d place win in the Arthropod contest!
Zeeland, MI - United States
Thanks, Marsha, I agree! These big crawdads with blue claws my brother has been trapping are miles from the little ones we used to catch in creeks and small lake sides when we were kids - little mudbugs that were about 2" long at most and all tan/brown. These beautiful claws with their orange knobby protrusions just fascinated me!
Kerrville, Te - United States
Wow--I love the color on his/her claws. I taught high school biology for over 20 years, and often kept a 'crawdad' as a class pet(students would bring them to me). Apparently, Texas, where I live, has over 400 species of them. They are fascinating creatures. l/f
Zeeland, MI - United States
Thanks, Mother Nature - he received them on Monday (fast!) and texted me a photo. They do like them!
Danville, KY - United States
Conni, your brother is going to LOVE this companion artpiece gift. The burnishing details and colour of these crawfish are truly Beautiful!...and this one is NOT happy he was caught...:-)..LF
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