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Recent Sketches (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter jomo
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London Birder
Well-known member
really nice stuff, loved the Osprey and swallows
colonelboris
Right way up again
Very nice
Keith Glasgow
Well-known member
really stunning! Let's see more....
Zek
Zek
Hidde Bruinsma
Well-known member
Yes, Canada and wildlife artists. Always the perfect match. I think your work is great, Jo.
Evanji Axu
Spiteful Cynic
Lovely set of sketches 
Larry Lade
Moderator
I made a little field sketch of an Eastern Meadowlark the other day when I was out south of Saint Joseph, Missouri, at Muskrat Lake.
Both the Eastern and Western Meadowlarks were present and I spent some time studying their similarities and differences.
Not a great sketch, but it will help me remember how to tell these two similar species apart.
Both the Eastern and Western Meadowlarks were present and I spent some time studying their similarities and differences.
Not a great sketch, but it will help me remember how to tell these two similar species apart.
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jomo
Well-known member
Thanks for the comments, everyone!
Larry, I don't think anything makes me more aware of how unconsciously I recognize a bird until I attempt a field sketch. So many times I've tried to finish up a drawing of even the most familiar of birds after the bird has gone, and find that I can't for the life of me remember facial patterns I've seen a hundred times before. It's such a good exercise to force me to acknowledge what I'm seeing -- and it helps loads when I see something that looks a little different but can't quite put my finger on why.
Larry, I don't think anything makes me more aware of how unconsciously I recognize a bird until I attempt a field sketch. So many times I've tried to finish up a drawing of even the most familiar of birds after the bird has gone, and find that I can't for the life of me remember facial patterns I've seen a hundred times before. It's such a good exercise to force me to acknowledge what I'm seeing -- and it helps loads when I see something that looks a little different but can't quite put my finger on why.
christineredgate
Winner of the Copeland Wildlife Photographer of th
Beautifully drawn,Jomo,thanks for sharing.
