RussB
Going for Gold
Great BNG, Phil. If time would have allowed I'd have gladly spent a few more hours in the company of this fine bird. Next time....
Green Sand sketches from my patch, which has had up to three of these portly waders. Watching intensely, I was really struck by how nice and rotund their bodies are (where I come from they could have been described a little differently!)
The preening bird carries the notes: keep it simple, don't over-do it - or something like that. The third and fourth sketches are attempts to catch the moving bird. I think the fouth has a fair bit of life in it - but, to me, the head and body don't 'sit' right.
A page of swallow sketches. Birds perched on wires calling, feeding young and preening. This is the style I'm tyring to adopt -loose, lots of volume, and ultimately, I hope - life.
Feedback on the head/body placement on the green sand would be most appreciated guys.
Cheers
Russ
Green Sand sketches from my patch, which has had up to three of these portly waders. Watching intensely, I was really struck by how nice and rotund their bodies are (where I come from they could have been described a little differently!)
The preening bird carries the notes: keep it simple, don't over-do it - or something like that. The third and fourth sketches are attempts to catch the moving bird. I think the fouth has a fair bit of life in it - but, to me, the head and body don't 'sit' right.
A page of swallow sketches. Birds perched on wires calling, feeding young and preening. This is the style I'm tyring to adopt -loose, lots of volume, and ultimately, I hope - life.
Feedback on the head/body placement on the green sand would be most appreciated guys.
Cheers
Russ