Green Drake Nymph
5x7, soft pastel
For the next few days I'm going to paint the nymph then adult version of two flies. First the Western Green Drake fly (which is a Mayfly species) then the Yellow Sally Stonefly.
Today's painting is the nymph version of the Western Green Drake fly. I like this particular version of the Green Drake nymph because flashback material was incorporated into the design (which not only makes the fly more attractive to fish...but more beautiful to paint)! This fly can be fished with success pretty much anywhere and is a common fly used in the Pacific Northwest.
Today's painting is the nymph version of the Western Green Drake fly. I like this particular version of the Green Drake nymph because flashback material was incorporated into the design (which not only makes the fly more attractive to fish...but more beautiful to paint)! This fly can be fished with success pretty much anywhere and is a common fly used in the Pacific Northwest.
Every one is terrific Cindy! Gillian
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Thanks so much Gillian!
DeleteI am SO loving this series. My husband was campaigning for trustee in our little village (Hastings on Hudson NY) and at one house the husband was building a fly tying station. Go figure, we are 25 mins to downtown Mahattan!!
ReplyDeleteCris...thanks so much...would love to have seen the fly fling station he was building!
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