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On The Hoof - Fieldwork From Orkney (1 Viewer)
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buzzard12
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Tis indeed special, pure observation put down in the field is hard to beat, as a behavioural study this really is top class, a unique little watercolour..
RussB
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jomo
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Love the shapes in the postures of the preening OC -- phenomenally well captured, as always!
Rooks always look so cartoonishly phony to me -- perhaps because I associate them so strongly with childrens storybooks. I expect that if I ever see one he'll be walking around with a cob pipe.
Rooks always look so cartoonishly phony to me -- perhaps because I associate them so strongly with childrens storybooks. I expect that if I ever see one he'll be walking around with a cob pipe.
timwootton
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Thought I'd better sign-in before the search party is sent out . . . just back from a visit to Yorkshire to see dear old Ma and for once managed to get some drawing time shoe-horned in. I'll apologise for the splatter of stuff, but it's amazing how exciting it can be when faced with unusual subjects such as whitethroats . . . . .
The oystercatcher scribbles are from home - the garden, that is.
Some of the canadas and duck pages are from a very enjoyable hour or so with our very own Russ B (good to see you again Russ - 25 years on!!) and some other duck, geese and lrp pages are from Old Moor Wetland Centre (I did the initial inerpretation scheme and visitor centre graphics when the site was initiated about 16 years ago - time flies, eh?).
The oystercatcher scribbles are from home - the garden, that is.
Some of the canadas and duck pages are from a very enjoyable hour or so with our very own Russ B (good to see you again Russ - 25 years on!!) and some other duck, geese and lrp pages are from Old Moor Wetland Centre (I did the initial inerpretation scheme and visitor centre graphics when the site was initiated about 16 years ago - time flies, eh?).
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It's been too long since I checked in here, Tim. Wonderful sketches in the latest group - hard to pick a favorite. Looking at the images of your property, two things come to mind. First, I can see where a shelterbelt (they're called windbreaks in the western US) would make a great migrant trap - not many tree options around there from the look of things. Second, your idea of a 'little' pond might need some calibration - looks pretty good-sized (big, by my standards) for another stopover point that might become well-used by some waterfowl over the years as well.
It's been too long since I checked in here, Tim. Wonderful sketches in the latest group - hard to pick a favorite. Looking at the images of your property, two things come to mind. First, I can see where a shelterbelt (they're called windbreaks in the western US) would make a great migrant trap - not many tree options around there from the look of things. Second, your idea of a 'little' pond might need some calibration - looks pretty good-sized (big, by my standards) for another stopover point that might become well-used by some waterfowl over the years as well.
JTMB
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It's been too long since I checked in here, Tim. Wonderful sketches in the latest group - hard to pick a favorite. Looking at the images of your property, two things come to mind. First, I can see where a shelterbelt (they're called windbreaks in the western US) would make a great migrant trap - not many tree options around there from the look of things. Second, your idea of a 'little' pond might need some calibration - looks pretty good-sized (big, by my standards) for another stopover point that might become well-used by some waterfowl over the years as well.
It's been too long since I checked in here, Tim. Wonderful sketches in the latest group - hard to pick a favorite. Looking at the images of your property, two things come to mind. First, I can see where a shelterbelt (they're called windbreaks in the western US) would make a great migrant trap - not many tree options around there from the look of things. Second, your idea of a 'little' pond might need some calibration - looks pretty good-sized (big, by my standards) for another stopover point that might become well-used by some waterfowl over the years as well.
solitaryVSong
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What a treat Tim! I feel like I could, and more importantly probably should, look at sketches like these all day long. They're all clean, fresh, direct, all you can expect of drawing.
Glad you and RussB were able to get out and do some sketching together.
Glad you and RussB were able to get out and do some sketching together.
RussB
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Aye, it was good to see you, Tim, and a thorougly enjoyable and inspiring time it was, too. Let's make sure it's not another 20+ years!
Having seen some of these 'in the flesh' so to speak, they seem to have even more impact here, as it was a privilege to watch the hand that crafted them. Right, I'm off out on this fine evening!
Russ
Having seen some of these 'in the flesh' so to speak, they seem to have even more impact here, as it was a privilege to watch the hand that crafted them. Right, I'm off out on this fine evening!
Russ
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