Making western brush

[hminky]

I have a web article about making western brush at:

http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/brush/

Thank you if you visit
Harold

 

[Lady_Railfan]

Excellent article, as usual, Harold. I felt like I could blow on those pictures of dead bushes, and make them turn into tumbleweeds, skittering off the page. If I ever go indoors with my modeling, your articles will be invaluable. For now, I can make dead shrubs with my failed bonsai attempts.

 

[CBCNSfan]

Another excellent article Harold, I believe I'll make a trip to Wallmart and see if they have any material up here. I know I'm in the East but whut duh heck! we have bushes here too.
Cheers Willis

 

[JeffShultz]

Interesting - ever hear of a plant known as "Scotch Broom" - we've got it all over the place here in Oregon.

Many a hay fever sufferer would like to go back in time and kill the homesick Scot that imported the stuff....

 

[CBCNSfan]

ever hear of a plant known as "Scotch Broom"

Can't say I have, what does it look like? Now Hay fever yep heard of it, I believe I have some of that for the past week.
Cheers Willis
Seriously do you have a picture.

 

[JeffShultz]

It actually looks a lot like green lichen, but with very small (and very many) yellow flowers.

Photos:
http://www.invasivespecies.gov/profiles/scotchbrm.shtml
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/weedguid/scotchbroom.htm
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/images/CytisSc.htm

All the photos show the yellow flowers, but that's only maybe one or two months out of the year.

 

[hminky]

I have made faux fur bushes and used acrylic straight from the tube for the flowers but in red.

Harold