tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3946913143265151282.post8946212014458285821..comments2023-04-03T14:02:36.102+01:00Comments on Pencil and Leaf: More about Paper Wasps, Gangling Friends of the Gardenersharp green pencilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995814359038535193noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3946913143265151282.post-62831051270005028712010-01-17T17:31:44.160+00:002010-01-17T17:31:44.160+00:00Thankyou all. Until I wrote this I really did'...Thankyou all. Until I wrote this I really did'nt know they were so helpful in the garden. <br />Helen, I have been less than laissez faire, but I understand a lot more about them now <br />Jodi, they definitely do and they fix you with that stare too. <br />Dan , it's no wonder that insects are used as models for predatory aliens is it..Its a shame really because it does give them a bad image. <br />Thanks Gabrielle,yes who would have thought a wasp waist was a petiole.. nice chat up line for the guys .. "hey, great petiole!"sharp green pencilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03995814359038535193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3946913143265151282.post-2842642337498150432010-01-17T03:36:28.730+00:002010-01-17T03:36:28.730+00:00Again, I am admiring your sketches and the waterco...Again, I am admiring your sketches and the watercolor studies of the wasp's eyes and head are wonderful. I love that a wasp's petiole is called a petiole! It is a very unique structure. <br /><br />I did get your info about the watercolor notebook - thanks so much!Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086855019663714453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3946913143265151282.post-90315523245236283082010-01-16T09:25:39.058+00:002010-01-16T09:25:39.058+00:00It looks like a little alien in the last coloured ...It looks like a little alien in the last coloured picture. Their bodies are almost in two parts aren't they - hardly joined up at all!<br />Brilliant sketches - looking forward to seeing the end result.<br />Best wishes<br />DanDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00670407627249157371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3946913143265151282.post-10566105557082319032010-01-15T23:39:35.163+00:002010-01-15T23:39:35.163+00:00They really DO have a rather baleful expression, d...They really DO have a rather baleful expression, don't they? Belies their beneficial and rather beneficient way of being. Fascinating creatures, though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3946913143265151282.post-46078538601517454072010-01-15T22:00:07.181+00:002010-01-15T22:00:07.181+00:00Wonderful, Val, as always. Your illustrations are ...Wonderful, Val, as always. Your illustrations are lovely in themselves, but it's also fascinating to read as you go through the process of creation, giving your whys and wherefores. I'm laissez faire with most bugs, but I'll look even more kindly on these fellow from now on.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527649631254016576noreply@blogger.com