Always a pleasure to dip into this thread from time to time. Hmm, book on Central Asia, see that one will likely end up on my shelf. Quite fancy a couple of trips out there in the next year or two.
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Seemingly the bird of the moment.. (3 Viewers)
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mattybohan
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stellar work... as always, a real treat.
timwootton
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And again - you bring an unfamliar bird to my monitor and immediately I can sense the way it moves, scowls around and really lives. Matty's word is spot-on; stellar!
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
that will do perfectly, and saves me thinking of my own response! :t: Tim's words are spot on.
birdboybowley
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Blimey doesn't time pass....oh well, I saw the OTD on Tuesday at least!! B 
Have been a bit fed-up with the whole painting malarky lately...have even gone back doing some driving instructing and thinking I can earn over £100 for a little over 4hrs work doing this so don't know why I bother painting illustrations for peanuts....but that's another story! So having an artistic negative phase at present
Been working on a few illstrations for the revamping of the Indian Subcontinent fieldguide (let's hope they sort out that poxy taxonomic order this time as the original has to be the most user-unfriendly book I've ever used!) and have 3 new plates to do for it including the pittas which will be nice!
(Sorry about the pic quality but the light was sh*te!)
Also, about to paint something a bit different for a change and try to tackle water again for the first time in absolutely ages....eek!! Maybe it'll relax me enough to get me back into the groove...then again.....:-O
Have been a bit fed-up with the whole painting malarky lately...have even gone back doing some driving instructing and thinking I can earn over £100 for a little over 4hrs work doing this so don't know why I bother painting illustrations for peanuts....but that's another story! So having an artistic negative phase at present
Been working on a few illstrations for the revamping of the Indian Subcontinent fieldguide (let's hope they sort out that poxy taxonomic order this time as the original has to be the most user-unfriendly book I've ever used!) and have 3 new plates to do for it including the pittas which will be nice!
(Sorry about the pic quality but the light was sh*te!)
Also, about to paint something a bit different for a change and try to tackle water again for the first time in absolutely ages....eek!! Maybe it'll relax me enough to get me back into the groove...then again.....:-O
Strandman
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Blimey doesn't time pass....oh well, I saw the OTD on Tuesday at least!! B
Have been a bit fed-up with the whole painting malarky lately...have even gone back doing some driving instructing and thinking I can earn over £100 for a little over 4hrs work doing this so don't know why I bother painting illustrations for peanuts....but that's another story! So having an artistic negative phase at present
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welcome back on here- even if fed-up! its a depressing fact o' lifethat there's no premium rate in the bird illustration world for pearling work like this
Graham Osborne
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Hi Adam - I would echo Ed's welcome. Good to see some more great illustrations. I reckon I could probably learn to be a driving instructor but I will never be able to paint birds like you do.
birdboybowley
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Thanks guys.....off to Israel in 4 weeks so maybe that pull my spirits up a bit. Sitting around Rainham for nearly 8hrs yday for the second time for nothing certainly didn't.....and then for a mate to phone me this morning having seen that damned gull on his first attempt was just plain sickening.....grrrrr, poxy stupid birds!!!
JTMB
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I echo Graham's comments - I have an outstanding driving record, but don't know that I'll ever reach the pinnacle of bird art that you and the other luminaries here in the forum have reached. The process of trying to get there, however, is extremely rewarding. Thanks for your work being a motivation to get there.
timwootton
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I've been thinking about a job in Tesco's, Ads. I think you'll find the spark again soon - just need to get the prescribed work out of the way.
solitaryVSong
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I'm looking forward to seeing the kingfisher develop.
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
yes, art pays peanuts it's certain - even such high quality work as yours (which just keeps on getting better and better) - when I first saw your work (at that awful Institute of Directors) I have to admit I wasn't overly keen, it felt dark and worried, but over a bit more than a decade, I've seen what you do develop into something astonishing - accurate, bright - beautiful.
I try to keep the financial side of art separate to my dayjob - for me giving English lessons earns the rent, and the odd sold picture or commission is a bonus.
Doubt I could ever become a driving instructor though, still takes me several attempts to drive frontways into a space and I avoid feeder lanes as often as I can.
This new lot of work is excellent - I wish we had pigeons like that here!
I try to keep the financial side of art separate to my dayjob - for me giving English lessons earns the rent, and the odd sold picture or commission is a bonus.
Doubt I could ever become a driving instructor though, still takes me several attempts to drive frontways into a space and I avoid feeder lanes as often as I can.
This new lot of work is excellent - I wish we had pigeons like that here!
colleenc
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very subtle colors in the new works....
very chilling to thing someone of your talent and skills cannot make some sort of living from the art...with all the years and experience...but thinking back a lot of the bird artists had day jobs, maybe teaching, or science, or illustration....good thing love and passion keep you going.
very chilling to thing someone of your talent and skills cannot make some sort of living from the art...with all the years and experience...but thinking back a lot of the bird artists had day jobs, maybe teaching, or science, or illustration....good thing love and passion keep you going.
