The Artistic flies of Mark Romero

[willowhead]

Thankx Ruard.....nice of you to say so. i'll let you know when i post something on one of the others (hooks), that has been altered. And maybe i can get a pic somehow, that shows the nice barb and point area.

[willowhead]

Here's a very recent fly (kinna flymphish ), i've done on another one of those very old antique hooks.....4/0 this time. Don't exactly know why i called it the Irish Brown Derby other than the colors just brought that to mind.....and i have Lawrence Finny and his situation on my mind...........
the body is dyed Ostrich herl.....the rib is Vintage French Copper tinsel, same for the tag, but a very different MUCH finer tinsel.....the butt is a blended dubbing.....and this particular fly line backing (IF, i'm using backing), is my favortie to use for eyes.......there's a dubbed and highly picked out thorax under there as well.....

[letumgo]

Oh, that is lovely Mark! I love copper in flies. IMO copper should be used more often. Anyways, beautiful fly.

[kanutripr]

That is beautifully tied, it is so simple looking but I know the work it took. I'm with Ray, copper is my all time favourite and the one you will see me use most often.


Vicki

[willowhead]

Thankx guys.....i love copper too.....very much. It's a natural with those old forged hooks as well.....
i've only got (at most) a dozen pics spaces left, and then there's no other threads to delete so i can pick up more, EXCEPT this one itself. i was gonna post another pic of another fly.....but it's nothin' that special at all.......so i'll hold off. Goin' to bed now......have a nice weekend.

[tie2fish]

I think the Irish Brown Derby is a marvelous fly.

[willowhead]

Thankx Bill, sorry for the late reply.....we just got home bout 4 hours ago. Got your flies along with Ray's and Ruard's in the mail when i went to the post office. Thank you VERY Much. Two dozen is very generous and they are beautiful. Ray's and Ruard's are fantastic as well. i sure hope we sell them all at the Sowbug. We had a great time down in Cajun Land and i stoped by the little shop in Conway, AR. on the way home and scored a bunch of Kreinik threads. Been meanin' to get there for a while. It's the only place in the entire state that sells the stuff. Again, thankx to everyone who sent flies. mark.....

[willowhead]

OK........i just finished a fly that took alllllllll day..........naturally i didn't work all the entire day on it............but i started it around noon, and now it's 12:34 a.m.
i've been to town to grocery shop and to the post office, etc. today, and had 3 wonderful meals that my baby-doll fixed for me, during that time as well.
Hook: Alex Hayes, i painted it Blue
Thread: Danville Fly Master Flat Waxed 6/0 White
Tag: Kreinik Blue & Hot Pink
Tail: Blue Roller secondaries, "cheeked" on both sides by Peacock neck feathers
Butt: Lampwork glass bead, Green/Blue/Pink....."Haloed" all-round with natural GP Pheasent crest, Amhearst Pheasent crest, and dyed Green and Red GP Pheasent crest
Forward of Butt: Pink spakle dubbing.....forward of crest.....Pink feather fluff, dubbed
Body: Yellow/Lime Green Sparkle dubbing, picked out
Rib: Falt Gold Holographic tinsel, followed by Oval Gold Holographic Braid
Wing: Bout an 8 inch tip section of a dyed Hot Pink Reah feather over the top of which is layed 2 or 3 each of light Blue and light Yellow/Green Whiting Bird Fur (Spey hackle) feathers.....over top of which is layed at least 6 different flash materials of all different kinds and colors.....Blue/Silver, Pinks of a couple kinds, couple Blues.....
Throat: 3 Yellow waterfowl Spey hackles.....
Collar: 1 each saddle hackle wraped, Blue, Yellow, and Hot Pink.....in that order
Head: Painted Fandango Pink in places, and then SOAKED in Griff's thin.....over the top of which is Petites Purple/Red Sparkle fingernail polish
Eye: Antique Violin string gut, painted Pink Rose

i'll try to get a pic up tomorrow.....later today.....

[willowhead]

OK, here it is.........the pic aint much.....i took it.......Misa is WAY to busy.....i took three pics, and this is the best one such as it is........i've also added a 4th coat to the head, which is even better than the last thing i used in the recipe above. the last coat is Sally Hansen's Rock Star Pink.....i like it better than the other stuff. Sorry for such a lousey pic.....

[letumgo]

Mark - this is as close to a painting as I have seen. Beautiful fly.