Vectis Birder's sketchbook 2007 (1 Viewer)

Vectis Birder

Itchy feet

• Feb 13, 2007

• #1

Ok, I'm going to go with the flow and post my drawings and sketches as made in 2007. I'm hoping that I will be more prolific this year than previous years.
Right, I'm starting off with some drawings of Avocets but I must confess that these are a bit of a cheat and have been done from my photos I digiscoped last week at Titchfield Haven in Hampshire. I prefer sketching from life, but see no problem with sketching from (your own) photos as long as it isn't done exclusively at the expense of drawing from life.

 

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martinf

Well-known member

• Feb 13, 2007

• #2

V nice VB. All my attempts look like duck/bunting hybrids.......

 

matt green

Norfolkman gone walkabout

• Feb 13, 2007

• #3

Especialy like the two sketches in the lower left hand corner.

Really nice sense of movement and posture with those,they're all good!

Looking forward to seeing more B

Matt

 

buzzard12

Well-known member

• Feb 13, 2007

• #4

Really nice page of sketches VB, look forward to seeing more. Great birds to sketch!
Will keep an eye on the thread, keep it up!

 

timwootton

Well-known member

• Feb 13, 2007

• #5

Thsi is a lovely page of drawings VB - your feel for design is apparent and, when all said and done, drawing is drawing, and the discipline is the same regardless of starting point. Okay, 'life-work' does have the added problem of there being movement involved, but the process is the same - one must observe, make decisions about the salient marks to make and execute those in a sensitive and controlled way to denote form, movement and posture. A good drawing's a good drawing - period
These are good drawings. Lets see some more - soon (ha ha! - there I go again)

 

ARTHUR BISHOP

Well-known member

• Feb 13, 2007

• #6

they are lovely keep them coming ,arthur

 

Vectis Birder

Itchy feet

• Feb 14, 2007

• #7

Thanks people, I hope to do more in a few days when I have a couple of days off work.

 

Woody

Well-known member

• Feb 20, 2007

• #8

These are nice VB. I've been looking forward to seeing more.

I see no problem with painting/drawing from photos either. I take lots of photos and I also sketch from life. Nine times out of ten my paintings are created by pulling together several of my photos, composing the image as I see fit. I'll put things in, arrange the elements, leave things out, invent things and use happy accidents. The important thing for me is that the sketching from life makes you study your subject so that you know what's in your photos, after that, as Tim says, a good drawing/painting is a good drawing/painting surely. (That could open a whole can'o'worms!).

Woody

 

Vectis Birder

Itchy feet

• Jul 3, 2007

• #9

Ok, the sketchbook has been dusted off and taken out for a ride to a nearby nature reserve. These are the sketches I made this afternoon in a nice cosy hide as the rain fell, of some Black-headed Gulls, Little Egret and a Mediterranean Gull:

 

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nickderry

C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.

• Jul 3, 2007

• #10

another good set of sketches, very jealous of the fact they were done from a hide (what is this luxury item!). Glad to see you've started this thread, make sure you keep adding to it.

 

Vectis Birder

Itchy feet

• Jul 3, 2007

• #11

Ha, Nick! As the rain fell this afternoon, I did think of your post about being locked out of a hide. Mind you, this one isn't always unlocked!

 

buzzard12

Well-known member

• Jul 4, 2007

• #12

nickderry said:

another good set of sketches, very jealous of the fact they were done from a hide (what is this luxury item!). Glad to see you've started this thread, make sure you keep adding to it.

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..time to get that VW Van Nick, with a hatch in the side for observations and desk beside it!

Great sketches VB, the med gull is superb. Keep posting. Must say, not many hides here in Sweden, but there are Moose hunting towers which are very useful off season!

 

nickderry

C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.

• Jul 4, 2007

• #13

buzzard12 said:

..time to get that VW Van Nick, with a hatch in the side for observations and desk beside it!

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Still saving, still saving!

 

ARTHUR BISHOP

Well-known member

• Jul 4, 2007

• #14

More nice sketches Vectis

 

Woody

Well-known member

• Jul 4, 2007

• #15

Nice work VB. I love the little rain lines in the top, just about sums up the last month really!

Woody

 

Vectis Birder

Itchy feet

• Jul 9, 2007

• #16

These Rooks were in the garden today. Rook are frequent visitors because of the food that's put out for both wild birds and my aunt's pet gander, Mahatma (that's what I call him - Mahatma Gander. I love bad puns :king: ).
They stay still for extended periods, so I can sketch them easily enough from the kitchen window, as long as I do not make any sudden movements within the window or they're off like a shot.

 

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dryslwyn

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• Jul 9, 2007

• #17

They are great - full of character.

 

nickderry

C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.

• Jul 9, 2007

• #18

these are great, it's hard to capture the character of these, and you've been successful! There's an increase in confidence that's showing through aswell.

 

timwootton

Well-known member

• Jul 10, 2007

• #19

Absolutely Stunning drawings VB - superb.

 

Andrew Ellis

Well-known member

• Jul 10, 2007

• #20

Well drawn VB, You have nailed the attitude of these Rook's
very well , I like the small head study