From the sketchbook... (1 Viewer)

[timwootton]

Oh boy! No wonder you are a bit chuffed with the coalies! I feel I could draw and paint for a decade and not get anywhere near the 'rightness' of these little studies - absolutely superb and I'm only just the tiniest bit jealous - honest!
the other drawings are, of course, brilliantly done and would grace any sketchbook of the masters. Really excellent.

 

[Woody]

Oh wow! All fab but, for me, the bullfinch is a clear favourite. It's so 'bullfinchy', I tend to see them more in the winter so that puffed up look is spot on for how I always remember them. Great stuff.

Mike

 

[buzzard12]

Was a bit annoyed with myself for not getting out of bed today and missing bus to Angarn Reserve, though only got into bed at 4.30 am, so reckon i needed the sleep. As penance went down to sketch the Goosansers down the road from the apartment at stockholm Strom were they are always present in winter.

 

[buzzard12]

Some more detailed close ups here...

 

[buzzard12]

And the last few...

 

[timwootton]

You're excused for sleeping in you more than made amends with these. The wing-excercising female is a beauty of a drawing - really hard to 'see' the salient bits'n'bobs in view and th esleeping female just wants a frame!

 

[Woody]

Wonderfully alive sketches, only possible to capture by getting out there amongst it. Wish I had goosanders down the road!

Mike

 

[nickderry]

Your goosanders seem easier to draw than mine! It's cos you're so damned good at them!

 

[buzzard12]

Your goosanders seem easier to draw than mine! It's cos you're so damned good at them!

Cheers all for the generous comments...

I reckon, with the possible exception of Shelduck back when I lived in Dublin, Goosander is the species I have spent the most time sketching. Partly because they are rare in Ireland, giving me interest in them while here in Sweden, and partly because they are alway available here in winter, they really are everywhere here in Stockholm.(and they don't eat bread from tourists, admirable trait in a wild bird that!)
Oddly, I have never done a painting of them and am at a loss to say why that is, may have to put that right in the near future...

 

[nickderry]

It could well be the species I've sketched the most too, I've always liked them, they were always on my old local patch in the Midlands, not too uncommon in Wales, and in France, it's often a toss-up between sketching them or Mallards, Goosanders always win.

 

[ARTHUR BISHOP]

Lovely sketches Alan

 

[peter mathios]

Beautiful drawings!

 

[Fast_falkon]

wow.. oh sorry i mean WOW great drawings.. all of them, these are the kind of drawing wich motivates me to stay practising

 

[buzzard12]

I'm catching up late on these most recent- I especially like the "size as seen" pintail set in some natural geometry abvoe..and that Mistle Thrush.

3 Toed-woodpecker would lend itself mightily to your drawing style, so here's hoping! I guess you saw the pics of the Skagen bird from the autumn...

http://www.netfugl.dk/pictures.php?id=showpicture&picture_id=18575

That was then and this is now. The Three Toed Woodpecker has returned to the area around the shooting range in Hansta, Norra Järvafältet. Stomped around for a bit before it started to call, finally allowing me to catch up on it, a lot of miles gone into seeing this over three different days previous to today..Brilliant bird that gave great views on open pine trunks and rested for a while. No camera with me though which was a real shame, but the sketchbook benifits from its absence...

 

[Strandman]

That was then and this is now. The Three Toed Woodpecker has returned to the area around the shooting range in Hansta, Norra Järvafältet. Stomped around for a bit before it started to call, finally allowing me to catch up on it, a lot of miles gone into seeing this over three different days previous to today..Brilliant bird that gave great views on open pine trunks and rested for a while. No camera with me though which was a real shame, but the sketchbook benifits from its absence...

oooh congratulululations on the drawings- and the bird itself.

 

[timwootton]

Tremendous! - Bird and art.
When you draw as well as this, why take the camera? - B100dy marvellous.

 

[nickderry]

(Lots of unintelligible noise that expresses awe, jealousy, and all other sorts of emotions of such excellent drawings of such an amazing bird) Trying hard not to swear, really I am! So f******g GOOD! I want one! Hopefully the spread of the Swiss population will result in this species becoming firmly established in Franche Comté, the first breeding was proven in 2003 and the site is a closely guarded secret. (Hopefully by providing those in the know with all the artwork their publications can bear for free, I'll get to see them eventually - and the Lesser Spotted Eagles too!)

 

[jomo]

Brilliant, always and ever brilliant work!

Yes, must echo Tim here. Someone may have to sabotage that camera for awhile...

 

[Woody]

Superb work, just superb!

Mike

 

[Fast_falkon]

The three toed woodpecker is really nice. also congratulations on spotting one