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Woody · Jul 18, 2007

You turn your back for a couple of days and all this great stuff turns up!

Wendy I love those lappys, simply and elegantly described. Alan, that spar is haunting me, it's vaguely uncomfortable in an almost cute way, if that makes sense! Tim your fieldwork is inspirational as always. Dave B as you know I'm a digital retoucher so I enjoy seeing 'light sabre' work and your eagle is a fab example of what's possible.

Sorry if I've missed anyone, I've been a bit distracted over the loss of one of our much loved guinea pigs lately.

Woody

Vectis Birder · Jul 18, 2007

Wow, that is one very lifelike bird. His eyes go right through you..

dryslwyn · Jul 20, 2007

Did do some sketches in the field - or should I say on the estuary. They were very useful to do but really not worth posting. I was working thr' the scope which is really difficult. Any tips?
Anyway did some studies from those and photos.

Andrew Ellis · Jul 20, 2007

dryslwyn said:
Did do some sketches in the field - or should I say on the estuary. They were very useful to do but really not worth posting. I was working thr' the scope which is really difficult. Any tips?
Anyway did some studies from those and photos.

Best tip I can give for what its worth is get comfortable! I use an angled
Leica apo 77 and sit if i can. I position the sketch pad below the eye
piece so that the distance from looking through the eye piece to the pad is
minimal, you just need small sideway's glances keep your eye flashing back
and forth alot instead of looking too long through the scope.
you can do that when you need to start getting more details in, but
most times i don't get that far.just keep going you will get better and you will
figure out a method that works for you.

nickderry · Jul 20, 2007

best tip I can give is keep on doing them! Bottom right gull is SUPERB, beautiful colours and tone, I'm very impressed indeed.

Mouldy · Jul 20, 2007

Judging by the end result I don't think you're doing much wrong, beautiful watercolours.

Vectis Birder · Jul 20, 2007

Excellent paintings. I'm envious!

timwootton · Jul 20, 2007

These are beautiful in their own right, Wendy - and will make a wonderful contrbution to your larger landscape works. Love to see you start to tie the two together (Not asking much am I?)

dryslwyn · Jul 20, 2007

Spent the evening painting some studies of a swan seen down by our river a couple of evenings ago - used photos but did sketch on the spot as well. I hope to do a landscape painting and put the swan in.
This posting should be a great technical achievement for me if it works - for the first time I have done a page of small paintings and posted them separately - I know most of you do this sort of stuff with your eyes closed but this has been one of my greatest challanges yet - However I have to admit that I did have a technical adviser in the form of a daughter to help me

dryslwyn · Jul 20, 2007

timwootton said:
These are beautiful in their own right, Wendy - and will make a wonderful contrbution to your larger landscape works. Love to see you start to tie the two together (Not asking much am I?)

Yes this is what I am hoping to do Tim. One reason for working on the birds is to get to a stage when I am confident enough to use them in a picture and they won't look out of place or wrong - just love being out there as well.

dryslwyn · Jul 20, 2007

Andrew Ellis said:
Best tip I can give for what its worth is get comfortable! I use an angled
Leica apo 77 and sit if i can. I position the sketch pad below the eye
piece so that the distance from looking through the eye piece to the pad is
minimal, you just need small sideway's glances keep your eye flashing back
and forth alot instead of looking too long through the scope.
you can do that when you need to start getting more details in, but
most times i don't get that far.just keep going you will get better and you will
figure out a method that works for you.

Thanks for that Andy I think that is what I am doing - but standing up. Also I find a largish sketch book easier than a small one - can'y really put into words why.

nickderry · Jul 20, 2007

I'm learning a lot from your work, Wendy. It's great to see an accomplished landscape artist tackling wildlife, as the approach is different. I get the feeling that you treat the birds as miniature lansdscapes, which is a very exciting way of looking at them. Instead of them being painstaking copies of what we expect to see, you're showing what we do see, regardless of what is expected. Keep it up!

dryslwyn · Jul 20, 2007

Thanks Nick - this forum is making me work:t:

buzzard12 · Jul 21, 2007

dryslwyn said:
Did do some sketches in the field - or should I say on the estuary. They were very useful to do but really not worth posting. I was working thr' the scope which is really difficult. Any tips?
Anyway did some studies from those and photos.

superb. Really great stuff here. As pointed out the bottom right hand bird is a gem and could only be captured in this manner in the field. Very well done and keep it up!

Vectis Birder · Jul 21, 2007

I love the first and third swans especially - the reflection on the third swan pic is excellent.

birdpotter · Jul 22, 2007

The first and fourth swans are my favorites. The lighting, the form, all very nice. I like what Nick said; I think he is spot on.

Mouldy · Jul 22, 2007

So much atmosphere in that first pose, I'm a great admirer of your approach to watercolours, great stuff.

Dave B · Jul 25, 2007

Inspired by all the fabuous field sketching that's been going on lately, I dug out some pencils this morning and headed down to the mudflats. First time in a long time doing actual in-the-field stuff, so I didn't expect any masterpieces, but you have to start somewhere!

Before anyone says it, yes, the Curlew's bill is a teensy bit on the long side, but birds over here are much longer-billed than in Europe, so it isn't that far out!

Cheers

Dave

Andrew Ellis · Jul 25, 2007

Dave B said:
Inspired by all the fabuous field sketching that's been going on lately, I dug out some pencils this morning and headed down to the mudflats. First time in a long time doing actual in-the-field stuff, so I didn't expect any masterpieces, but you have to start somewhere!

Before anyone says it, yes, the Curlew's bill is a teensy bit on the long side, but birds over here are much longer-billed than in Europe, so it isn't that far out!

Cheers

Dave

Shorter bill ,Longer bill who Care's !!! I love it , really captured this nicely when they come across small crabs like this and they're manovering it round
in thier bill like that really good balance in both the birds.

Like the gate of the Heron too and I never put much in the way of
plants observed from location. Nice touch.

You should be pleased with what you have produced.

dryslwyn · Jul 25, 2007

Really nice- interested in that little bit of landscape you've got going there too.
I get tied up in knots with all the feather patterns especially on waders like curlews- probably why they are in the distance usually in my paintings!

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