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birdpotter · Mar 13, 2008

Spotonesticious!

timwootton · Mar 14, 2008

Mathiognificent!!!!

peter mathios · Mar 14, 2008

Today's painting is of a vermillion flycatcher... The bird in this painting is smaller than a penny! B

spizaetos · Mar 14, 2008

peter mathios said:
Today's painting is of a vermillion flycatcher... The bird in this painting is smaller than a penny! B

I'll use Tim's word :
Mathiognificent!!!!

Every new picture is a joy for our eyes!!

Paschalis

spizaetos · Mar 14, 2008

timwootton said:
Wow - fabulous collection of work recently:
In order, Paschalis - stupendous drawings, parhaps some of your very best. Really lovely. When you say they are preliminary drawings, does that mean they will be coloured, or are they layouts (elaborate, though they are)?
Love the kes, Mike and a fascinating insight to your approach. Get this one finished and posted - looking forward eagerly!
Excellent work Steve. The original drawing is beautiful - really good! I don't think fiddling with the water would be a good idea looking at the paper you're working on. I'd leave this (personally speaking, of course - you can do whatever you wish with your own work ) and reflect on the successes, which are many. Perhaps the next one you approach with similar habitat, I suggest you get some really good reference (photos would be good) and look at the tonal quality of mud - it actually refelcts a heck of a lot of light and where pools of water collect, be sure to make them lie 'flat' on the ground. If you aren't sure what I mean - I'll try and post some visuals. Great stuff and look forward to the next one!

Tim I owe you an answer!
Yes they are the layouts indeed!

Few words now to the drawings-three of them are based on detailed field sketches, while the other two on my own video footage.
Forget the quality but I had the shape!
In addition a latest submission of mine regarding an Illustration for a Children book, unfortunately rejected from publishing house, but I know I have to keep trying!
Here it is the mentioned fieldwork, and many thanks once again for the motivation!!

Paschalis

birdpotter · Mar 15, 2008

Peter-I'm just going to be crude here...Holycrapaliscious!

Paschalis-I will spare you the crudeness. Absolutely stunning. What in the world was the children's book about?

peter mathios · Mar 15, 2008

A diving blue-footed booby. I'm sure you can think of some funny stuff for this one!!:-O

Vectis Birder · Mar 15, 2008

peter mathios said:
A diving blue-footed booby. I'm sure you can think of some funny stuff for this one!!:-O

I'm going to be obvious:

BOOBYLICIOUS!!! :-O :t:

birdpotter · Mar 16, 2008

When my brother came back from his first year at college he had an expression that seems so appropriate for this latest piece..."Tits!"

Woody · Mar 16, 2008

More fantastic work Peter. My only criticism would be it's a shame it's not bigger, I prefer bigger boobies.... (Sorry, but if I didn't do it somebody else would!)

I've finshed the kessy and moved on to a barn owl in flight. I'm off work for a couple of days so I can't post them yet but will do soonest.

Mike

nickderry · Mar 17, 2008

as this thread moves so quickly, I'll just have to say that everything on here these past few days is an inspiration and impressive - I promise to be more attentive and post better comments in the future!

peter mathios · Mar 18, 2008

I've missed a couple of days, but here's a Galapagos Hawk...

halftwo · Mar 18, 2008

Peter, your work continues to amaze.
Thanks for sharing.
H

dryslwyn · Mar 18, 2008

Managed to get an afternoon at the local wetlands reserve today. Lots of our usual birds around and something not so usual for South Wales- a Spoonbill, European we were told. Quite exciting because I've not seen one before. Did some digiscoping and drew a few quick studies from the screen just now using a watersoluble graphite pencil. Just don't have the time to much more at the moment|8(|

peter mathios · Mar 18, 2008

Wow!! Those are fantastic drawings! I reallylike the one with the rock and the reflection. Great story about the spoon bill too. How exciting!

I had some misgivings about the dark arch that circled from under the birds neck. It almost looked like it made a deformed wing so I did a little 'wrestling' and cleaned it up a bit...

nickderry · Mar 19, 2008

Peter - the hawk is a beauty, love the pose and the composition. I didn't notice the dark arch at first, but you made the right decision to change it (not that we'd have noticed if you hadn't)

Wendy - more damn fine work here, hope you'l find the time to work some of them up into paintings and well done on the spoonbill, I've only seen one, in South Wales too, 12 years ago now!

birdpotter · Mar 19, 2008

Peter-amazatorific! And like Nick said, wouldn't have noticed the arch, but it looks a bunch better changed.

Wendy-I also love the one with the reflection. Nice work and yay on the spoonbill!

timwootton · Mar 19, 2008

Some truly lovely drawings Wendy - the spoonbill is perfect and the first of the lappy sketches has a beautifully soft quality of light - exeptional.
Love the hawk painting Peter - you really are a master of values, the light in the piece is so believeble.

Woody · Mar 19, 2008

Wendy , these are great, I particularly like the greenshank standing proud above the others as King of the castle!

Peter, it's funny how you only notice these things when they are pointed out to you, I just thought 'he's done it again!' and didn't think about the 'dark arch' at all.

I finished the kes off the other day so here she is. I've also completed a little 5"x4" flight study of a barn owl which I'm thinking of putting into a larger 'bird in a landscape' painting.

Mike

ARTHUR BISHOP · Mar 19, 2008

Wendy superb sketches and Peter up to your usual high standard, love the light
Mike kessy is suprbly done and looking forward to seeing the barny in alarger version

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