The Artistic flies of Mark Romero

[letumgo]

How did you achieve the mottled look on the head of the first fly? Brilliant detail.

[willowhead]

a Bic pen tkx.

[letumgo]

Like I said...Brilliant!

[hankaye]

w-h, Howdy;

Likin' these 3...

The last one kinds reminds me of the Huge Brown furry Muppet wiff the 2 foot wide head.

He's my favorite...

hank

[letumgo]

Hank - I think his name is Sweetums.

[willowhead]

Here's the next one.....i'm bout 80% finished with it........might not have a pic up til Thurs.
i told Misa she could take a break tomorrow......she really deserves it.....not to have to worry bout takin' any pics for a day.
Hook: Ronn Lucas Sr. Noble C size 2 XXL Gold Lable Victorian Finish made in 2008.....this hook cost me bout, well i really can't remember.....somewhere between $25 & $35......i don't think i got it from Ronn.......i think i bought it at a show out west. It's a gorgeous hook...
Thread: Yellow 6/0
Tags/Butts: i did a double (funny experiment) tag/double butt type a deal.....first section is a somewhat small diameter vintage tinsel, silver and red: second section is a larger diameter vintage tinsel (both tinsles from the tinsle lady in Manhattan.....Bill, i'll introduce you at Somerset ), silver/green/red
Tail: bout 4 dyed orange GP Crest
Body: a Canadian Brown MoHair, a bit picked out
Rib: same tinsel as the forward tag section
Wing: MaCaw coverts
Shoulders: Magellam Goose (flank? not exactly sure)
Cheeks: Mellenistic Pheasant copper neck feathers over Mellenistic Pheasant green neck feathers
Throat/Spey hackle: Crest feather off a Drake Woody
Collar: dyed burnt orange Grizzly saddle hackle & (this was nutz) dyed Chartruse saddle hackle
Horns: Mellenistic Pheasant Creast feathers & gold saddle hackle tips
Head: dyed Chartruse & light green
Eye: dyed Pumpkin orange & Sunset orange.....
it's finished except for the coats on the head...........
pic to follow...........eventually..............there but by................

[willowhead]

Two coats dry.....third bout to go on.................btw, i burned out two others yesterday (day before by the time you see this)................one is on a Modified Gaelic Supreme Harrison Bartlette 8/0.........i call it the Guinea Grub.......has three red glass beads, sections of Montana Fly Company Seal Sub red dubbing, and 4 wound red Guinea feathers, with a black and red head. It's just a wacked-out Grub fly is all.....in the old style, but modernized.
The other is pretty much cmpletely WACKED as well........... Has a silver bead butt, no tail, grey dubbed body with a silver braid ribbing, and a buch of White Eared Pheasent feathers in the wing and first collar.....then a speckled Guinea feather front collar. Thing was a BITCH! to get right......i hadda do that front collar 4 times to finally get it..........just kept fighin' and fighin' me.....but in the end, i whiped it's ass. Misa could prolly hear me cursin' all the way upstairs........ Really helps sometimes........

[Kelly L.]

These last 3 are some different looking work from you Mark. I was extremely impressed with the look of these, magnificent!!! I love all 3 of these little beauties. Two thumbs up!!

[hankaye]

Ray, Howdy;

Hank - I think his name is Sweetums.

A wee sumtin' for the hardcore Muppethead;

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Muppet_Wiki

What got me was when he carried Rita Moreno off stage during one episode...

we now return you to your regular programming ........

hank

[letumgo]

Hank - I love the Muppets. I have seasons one and two on DVD. It is great to go back and watch these episodes after so many years. The various hosts of the Muppet Show were the "Who's Who" in entertainment at that time. The Muppets were/are quality family viewing (unlike today's reality programming/comedy news shows/etc/don't get me started...).