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birdboybowley said:
I hope people do like the style of the latest pic as I've got quite a few I'd like to do. Been thinking of maybe separating the different medias a bit more and then using the mountboard to 'frame' them individually within the actual frame
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I struck me this style would make a really nifty limited edition print if you did about 10 prints of the orginal painting, then drew a few of the sketches on each one
 
very very beautiful,i like it so much

i understand 50 % from the writings ,but my eye`s are good ,smile

friendly greetings Gaby
 
Hi Ads,

I'm a new member of the forum and really happy to be here. Really nice work in your thread. Look forward to seeing more!
 
ed keeble said:
I struck me this style would make a really nifty limited edition print if you did about 10 prints of the orginal painting, then drew a few of the sketches on each one
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this is a great idea....over here that is called remarque, putting an original sketch on the print....you could print it all but one of the birds leaving a space and do that sketch live, keep a small edition,....if you have a market for your work already, it should be a good seller, and a series is always collectible...( I used to work in a big time gallery and these kind of print sketch combos sold for thousands, these artists's original work was 25K -100K so it let a lot more people have the work....and say I have an original so and so...
 
That is an intruiging idea.....I like the sound of it alot, could be something quite different. Now just gotta find that market...!! ;)
 
Managed to nip into Hants (shudder!!;)) last Saturday and see the Daurian Shrike that was showing intermittently in the drizzle. Nice bird - haven't seen one in UK since '93 so was a welcome sight...just a shame it didn't really change its' position much.....

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Very nicely done! And a nice variety of head positions, even if the bird didn't shift its overall location much. I'm still at the stage where I hope the subject doesn't move too much...!
 
Thanks Matty, John - some of the heads work better than others....! But it still would've been nice to've seen it from the back...it just sat facing the wind, not even a profile!
 
Adam,
A masterful set of field sketches as usual. The fact that shrikes do sit around a bit makes 'em a fave subject of mine, but I only see them on foreign trips! Great proportions, that chunky bill, big eye and an array of neatly contrasting plumages make them irresistable. Everything's down to a T here.

Can I ask what pencil and paper you're using? There's some lovely neat lines here. Bit like asking what cue Jimmy White uses and then buying it and expecting the same results, mind!

Cheers

Russ
 
Hey Russ

Cheers, yep shrikes are good models and are fab birds to watch anyways! Think I only used a B for these....sometimes depends which I just grab so I tend to vary between B-3B!! The paper is a bit crap as it crinkles when wettened but it's in a nice big sketchbook that was only about a tenner from Sussex Stationers so I can live with that
 
gorgeous shrikes and the same pattern as on previous sheets on here- all brilliant, just one crossed out to give us all hope and avoid the blasphemy of perfection

maybe that could become your distinctive mark if you do them prints- five zingers and always one little crossed out one
 
ha ha! There's always one that just won't look right...some people just leave them be...me, well they just p*ss me off so out comes the heavy scribble!
 
birdboybowley said:
ha ha! There's always one that just won't look right...some people just leave them be...me, well they just p*ss me off so out comes the heavy scribble!
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Ha! heavy scribble is all I'm ever left with when I attempt a drawing!

I reckon if I managed one as good as your scribbled-out efforts I'd probably frame it!
 
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