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mayoayo
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Hey There....
Thank you all..Shrikes are for sure beautiful birds..I took my sister,my mom and my nephew birding last summer,with my kids and my wife...Full family...just a casual walk,but I had my scope and my binoculars..I was able to point some good birds to them...my kids and wife are used to see birds,and to look through the scope,but these guys were just amazed!!!...One the birds was the Shrike,They looked at the bird and were amazed at the colors,The bird was a bit far away,and they All were trying to precisely determine all the hues on the feathers,..very interesting too,to see how they experienced that "first light" to a species they have probably seen before ,but completely overlooked....It is a wonderful feeling to be able to show Something to Someone in a way they have never seen it before,I guess doing Art is a bit of the same....
I did another sketch today that I like .I enjoyed working on it and I thought of posting it..Its an Ink drawing in the same style of the first ones I posted..This time is the Robin.Its fairly simple,but it works...It has something catchy for my eye...I think I will post this Sketch in the Christmas Robin Thread as well!!!
Hey There....
Thank you all..Shrikes are for sure beautiful birds..I took my sister,my mom and my nephew birding last summer,with my kids and my wife...Full family...just a casual walk,but I had my scope and my binoculars..I was able to point some good birds to them...my kids and wife are used to see birds,and to look through the scope,but these guys were just amazed!!!...One the birds was the Shrike,They looked at the bird and were amazed at the colors,The bird was a bit far away,and they All were trying to precisely determine all the hues on the feathers,..very interesting too,to see how they experienced that "first light" to a species they have probably seen before ,but completely overlooked....It is a wonderful feeling to be able to show Something to Someone in a way they have never seen it before,I guess doing Art is a bit of the same....
I did another sketch today that I like .I enjoyed working on it and I thought of posting it..Its an Ink drawing in the same style of the first ones I posted..This time is the Robin.Its fairly simple,but it works...It has something catchy for my eye...I think I will post this Sketch in the Christmas Robin Thread as well!!!
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phil baber
Clipped Wing
Scratch out the "oops" Mayo!
We all must leave ourselves bare to mistakes in sketching!
It is how we recover and make best that signals us out. All mistakes will show the viewer how you recovered your delightful perfection!
This is a delightful wonder!
We all must leave ourselves bare to mistakes in sketching!
It is how we recover and make best that signals us out. All mistakes will show the viewer how you recovered your delightful perfection!
This is a delightful wonder!
solitaryVSong
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Very nice mayoayo, like everything you've posted so far. Don't forget to post in the Christmas Robin thread. It is a striking painting.
mayoayo
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Hi there....Thanks again to all of You for stopping by,and all the nice comments..All very appreciated. It is my pleasure to keep posting my little attempts to capture birds personality in this sketches...Very challenging little subjects...their subtile features and proportions...fascinating ...I keep looking for some of the sketches I did on the field ,last year,because I would like to share them in this forum,as I Know most of You go out birding and nothing really compares with that emotive encounter between a life bird and a wildlife artist...I have some funny ones,and I will post them as soon as I get the right sketch pad out...Still not going out ,and working from photos ,preparing some oils and studying a large encaustic (wax)piece,but in the mean time I keep sketching.Couple of pieces here from Yesterday ..probably I will keep working on the Linnet,even If I ruin it,so decided to take a photo and save it here..right now gives me that sweet frustration feeling of having things that I really like, mixed with others that dont work that well.Working with a couple color inks ,white watercolor and some white acrylic..of course these are not very brilliant or colorful,but for now im more interested in proportions,so I dont mind.
The little Woodpecker is very simple ,but I had a lot of fun with it,Black and white birds,with the brutal contrast are very graphic,and perfect for sketching!
Happy Holidays to all of You,dont let me forget that Is the season,and please keep working and posting as well,,..Is very inspiring
ThanKs
The little Woodpecker is very simple ,but I had a lot of fun with it,Black and white birds,with the brutal contrast are very graphic,and perfect for sketching!
Happy Holidays to all of You,dont let me forget that Is the season,and please keep working and posting as well,,..Is very inspiring
ThanKs
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solitaryVSong
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I've never seen a Lesser Kestrel Mayoayo but I immediately thought kestrel when I saw it. All very nice and full of personality, almost like portraits of well known-birds that you see every day. They almost seem like portraits of friends.
mayoayo
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I kept working a little after dinner!(Bon Apetit!)...Gosh I love the proportions of these Snipes!..I made a fast sketch ,trying to keep my hand loose ,and my line fluid..So far,this one is now my favorite for the day,and makes the last one I posted look a bit contrived..I shall just edit my last post,change pictures,and no one will notice!..oh well...lets keep both posted...Sweet Dreams!
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phil baber
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Super Mayoayo studies!
Love the Agachadiza pieces!
Love the Agachadiza pieces!
mattybohan
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nice work!
solitaryVSong
Well-known member
Can't help but love 'Agachadiza' as well. There's something about the word, even with my bungled pronunciation.
RussB
Going for Gold
Excellent stuff!
I'm beginning to appreciate beauty in the simplicity of black and white drawings -when it's well done of course, and these snipe are great. This medium seems ideally suited to a cryptically plumaged bird like this. I love how you've rendered the barring on the underparts - expertly done.
Regards
Russ
I'm beginning to appreciate beauty in the simplicity of black and white drawings -when it's well done of course, and these snipe are great. This medium seems ideally suited to a cryptically plumaged bird like this. I love how you've rendered the barring on the underparts - expertly done.
Regards
Russ
