From Tim Wootton's Studio (2 Viewers)

nickderry

C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.

• Oct 8, 2010

• #3,721

Strange pigeons you have up there! Mind you, our strange pigeons cling to trees, so they're all a strange bunch. I can see in the sketches that you've been away from your sketchbook, the quality of observation is as high as ever, but the lines seem more 'searched for' (if that makes sense). Not a hindrance in any way, I think it makes for some quite beautiful pages.

 

timwootton

Well-known member

• Oct 8, 2010

• #3,722

'Searched for' is about right, Nick - a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack at times !!
Ed - it's a load of interpretation illustration for Far Ings - on the River Humber; Roman warriors, Cement works, horse-back trolls and archaeological remains. And a few birds . . . .

 

solitaryVSong

Well-known member

• Oct 8, 2010

• #3,723

nickderry said:

I can see in the sketches that you've been away from your sketchbook, the quality of observation is as high as ever, but the lines seem more 'searched for' (if that makes sense). Not a hindrance in any way, I think it makes for some quite beautiful pages.

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My thoughts exactly. I've always loved 'searching' drawings, maybe because I'm so thoroughly experienced with them. But I'm sure it won't be long before we see your sure lines speeding across the page again.

Nice to see some new work. I'm sure we'll all be happy when it becomes a regular part of the forum again!

 

JTMB

Well-known member

• Oct 8, 2010

• #3,724

Nice to see you back on here! Must be frustrating to stay away from sketching for that long. On the other hand, as the saying goes, having too much paying work is usually better than the alternative when it comes to the family economy. Or, having grown up in a rural area, there's the other saying - 'make hay while the sun shines'.

 

colleenc

Well-known member

• Oct 8, 2010

• #3,725

your worst is still better than my best Tim....OMG horse back trolls!:eek!:

naughty boy no excuses, you can take a 20 min break now and then to make some bird sketches....we surely miss you when you're gone.

beautiful eiders, very sensitive marks

 

Woody

Well-known member

• Oct 10, 2010

• #3,726

Don't worry about it too much Tim; You've still got it!

I wish I had eiders to draw.

Mike

 

Lykos

Well-known member

• Oct 10, 2010

• #3,727

beautiful Skua and eiders :t:

friendly greetings Gaby

 

RussB

Going for Gold

• Oct 10, 2010

• #3,728

He hasn't sketched from life for other a month but he still can produce these wondrous eiders so full of life. I daren't walk away from sketching for a week, never mind a month,as I'd dread to think what my ducks would look like!

Russ

 

timwootton

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• Oct 12, 2010

• #3,729

I ought to come clean . . .
Besides the piles of illustration work, there's been another reason why I haven't been BFing as much as usual - we sold our house and have been in rented accommodation for quite a few weeks now - but - we received the keys to our 'new' cottage 10 days ago and we will be returing to 'the country' after two and a half years in the 'city' of Stromness (1800 folks).
Yesterday I had to meet a plumber on-site to discuss works required. I trundled up the track at two minutes to ten. After the meeting, I took a quick glance around the property . . . first bird I saw sitting atop a hedge of hard fucsia - red-backed shrike. Killer!! in more ways than one.
From then on the day took a different tack - 30 minutes of study and enjoyment and a day-long buzz from this cracking little girl.
If ever there was a good omen, then this surely is it.
Cheers . . .

 

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Apodemus

Well-known member

• Oct 12, 2010

• #3,730

Best of luck with the new house, Tim, and what a time and place to see such a lovely bird.

Mike

 

solitaryVSong

Well-known member

• Oct 12, 2010

• #3,731

Apodemus said:

Best of luck with the new house, Tim.

Mike

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Yes. Good luck from this quarter too. It looks like a good omen, and some beautiful sketches. Can't wait to see more!

 

colleenc

Well-known member

• Oct 12, 2010

• #3,732

Back in fine form, with a new sureness in the line, and even more animation...superb.....and welcome home to the new place...take some pics so we can see....

 

Lykos

Well-known member

• Oct 12, 2010

• #3,733

Wish the same for you ,like the others :hi:

and the sketches :t:

friendly greetings Gaby

 

nickderry

C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.

• Oct 12, 2010

• #3,734

what a cracker indeed, a bird I know well now - you've caught her beautifully, so full of energy and expression. All the best with the new place, you'll really have to settle down one day!

 

Strandman

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• Oct 12, 2010

• #3,735

timwootton said:

If ever there was a good omen, then this surely is it.
Cheers . . .

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what an all round cheering post

still time for you to show us a Bluetail this autumn

 

RussB

Going for Gold

• Oct 12, 2010

• #3,736

Nice to have you back, Tim. If you're rusty, as claimed, it don't show, mate. Another sublime study of a shrike - the ultimate passerine to draw and paint.

Russ

 

nickderry

C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.

• Oct 12, 2010

• #3,737

just had to come back for a little more - addictive few pages, the bottom one of the second sheet is a pristine example of finding a bird's form through its 'interior lines' - it's allowed all the freedom of its existence without the constraint of a fixed outline. Top class.

 

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Woody

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• Oct 12, 2010

• #3,738

Now that's a tasty garden tick and a good omen indeed!

Best of luck in your new home mate.

Mike

 

spizaetos

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• Oct 13, 2010

• #3,739

Superb fieldwork of a pretty little creature!


Paschalis

 

ARTHUR BISHOP

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• Oct 14, 2010

• #3,740

Woody said:

Now that's a tasty garden tick and a good omen indeed!

Best of luck in your new home mate.

Mike

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Have fun settling in