solitaryVSong
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Bold and vibrant result Ken, particularly keen on the repeated shapes which give the feel of waves of movement.
MIke
Thanks so much Mike. If I can keep my work vibrant, and true to the birds I see, I'm happy!
Bold and vibrant result Ken, particularly keen on the repeated shapes which give the feel of waves of movement.
MIke
Fabulous art , Ken...
I grew up in Chester County and spent much of my youth
canoeing and bicycling the Brandywine area and the River
Museum. Its very nice to see Philadelphia area artist on these
forums !! I will be diving into your sites and Blog as soon as
the birds are fed and the coffee is made ! :t:
Thanks for posting your fabulous work.
All very nice, but the two heron sketches are outstanding.
Thanks Tim,
The heron was the last bird to appear as we walked out of the arboretum. He picked the perfect spot to pose, up on top of a bare-limbed 30 foot tree. If all birds did that I might stand a chance of getting some decent drawings from life!
Ken
I know this dark BlackBlurry shot will be of no use to you,
but I'll pass it along anyway. We have a few different types
of Heron that inhabit our lake and I really enjoy watching them.
The Little Blue(?) is really neat to watch as he purposefully struts
the marsh looking for feeder fish. I love the graceful manner they
commit to flight at a moments notice.
ah the blues are showing up in my life too right now, I found a roost tree by Bodega Bay, and they are fishing the sardine runs, I saw two have an arial dance, don't know if it was territory or love.....they are nice to draw standing still or at least very slo mo for period of time. you got it well in the sketch.
it is fresh and immediate, like Chinese brush painting, no need for more work this says it all IMHO
I agree, Colleen....
Sometimes less is more.......
I like the way the Flycatcher totally stands out from the limbs and leaves
but the colors are the same.... Excellent highlighting and technique :t:
I think you can end it on this perfect note....
nice work Ken, and the color adds a lot, your comment about the thrill of live work is ditto for me, and the bare eyes thing goes back to the post I put up earlier about the difference of each kind of "seeing" with and without various aids influencing our work.
Some very nice preening shapes with the mallards Ken and the Canadas are just spot on. My personal fav though, is the single mallard, which is full of 'duckiness'. Good use of an hour, methinks.