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Back at last with some sketches from Kelling water meadows
 

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Nice work on the snipe, Arthur! I need to go find a few of these birds - haven't sketched them before, but they do sit pretty tight before flushing, so I might actually have enough time to do them justice.
 
beautiful Arthur, really impressive, you have gone to new levels your birds have real mass and dimension here and a lovely range of darks and lights
 
Arthur,

A warm welcome back friend!

By pic 4 you nailed the Snipe. That perticular set of sketches is the "Snipe Spirit Distilled."

Love it very much...Hope to see more!:t:
 
Nice to see your sketchbook opened for all and sundry, once again, Arth. Some lovely work there is too, here. I alway make a hash of cryptically plumaged birds by over-doing them. This is an example of capturing the essentials and leaving well alone. I can hear someone saying 'discipline, my lad, discipline'!

Russ
 
thankyou all still thinking about a snipe pic.
contemplating this one on a post when I get to grips with the plumage.
These are the last two I did of a SEO a few years ago
 

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Great start on the new one, and nice job on both the earlier pieces! This winter in our area is shaping up to be an irruption year for Snowy Owls - numerous sightings already. Although that is always exciting, the Snowys prey on Short-eared Owls when they are in our area - so the year(s) following Snowy invasions see a sharp reduction in SEOW numbers. Kind of ironic...
 
The pencil sketch and the portrait of the flying 'shortie' are excellent pieces, Arthur. As Colleen say, the plumage on the flying bird has been masterly rendered, sir!

Russ
 
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