Tag: drawing

SKETCHBOOK 13 – MY BLUEBIRD

This is the first drawing I've done that I like. It's not perfect -- if perfect is possible -- but it looks pretty close to a real Bluebird, and for once, it's got a shape. It doesn't look flat. I didn't get the color precisely either, but I'm not sure anyone but nature could create … Continue reading SKETCHBOOK 13 – MY BLUEBIRD

SKETCHBOOK 12 – MORE BIRDS

Encouraged by your encouragement, I did a few more birds, including a pair of Cardinals. They aren't as fat this year, probably because they have to compete with a giant flock of starving Grackles. I don't know if the Grackles are really starving, but they act like they haven't eaten in years. They act like … Continue reading SKETCHBOOK 12 – MORE BIRDS

SKETCHBOOK 33 – FUCHSIA

Although not exactly the colors I wanted, still not a bad fuchsia.

BIRTHDAY SHARING

Share Your World 11th March The perfect day for this to show up. I was looking for something to talk about other than my orchids and our weird weather. Here are this week’s questions: What was your favourite pastime as a child? Reading and drawing until I started writing. Then it changed to writing, reading and … Continue reading BIRTHDAY SHARING

SKETCHBOOK GRACKLES

Encouraged by your encouragement, I did a few more Grackles. It's our second invasion -- maybe the third. I don't know if the Grackles are really starving, but they act like they haven't eaten in years. They act like that while they are eating, so I think that like the Duke, they are permanently ready … Continue reading SKETCHBOOK GRACKLES

SQUARE ODDS – A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK AND A SUNFLOWER SEED

The Square Odds - February Whether it's a drawing or a photograph, this young Rose-Breasted Grosbeak makes me laugh. Those hooded eyes, the seed hanging out of his mouth. And of course, he is a baby with even more mottled coloring than the "grownup" birds. No matter how many times I look at these photographs, … Continue reading SQUARE ODDS – A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK AND A SUNFLOWER SEED

SKETCHBOOK 9 – GOLDFINCH

Undaunted by a previous failed attempt, I went back today. These aren't bad. Imperfect, but better. It seems that like everything else, practice and keep practicing. Goldfinch 1

ONE MORE DRAWING

It was the middle of the night and for reasons I cannot explain, I needed to draw a Blue Jay. So I did. I'm not unhappy with this -- not because it's a perfect rendering of the Jay, but because it looks like a Blue Jay. No one who knows even a little bit about … Continue reading ONE MORE DRAWING

SKETCHBOOK TWO – MOVING ALONG

I am not racing through this course I'm taking. First, I discovered I needed to get a real set of watercolors. The ones I have might work for a kid in grade school but are completely useless for this. But that's okay. I'll find something that looks good and order it. Meanwhile, I went through … Continue reading SKETCHBOOK TWO – MOVING ALONG

SO COMETH THE SEASON

For a woman who isn't religious and doesn't celebrate any religious holidays, Christmas always sucks me in. I can't help it. I don't need any religious dogma to push me into it. It's the lights, the colors and those wonderful carols. I learned them all in glee club in elementary school and to this day, … Continue reading SO COMETH THE SEASON